* look one’s best: to be very well
dressed and groomed
ex>
The students were asked to look their best on the day their class photographs
were taken.
* peculiar: unusual; strange
ex>
Sandra stood there for several moments with a peculiar expression on her
face.
* on the ball: alert; quick to understand
or react
ex>
Because the people in my company’s engineering department were on the ball,
they solved the problem almost instantly.
ex>
I have a hard time waking up, but Erin in on the ball from the moment
her alarm goes off.
* bomb zone: a messy, disorganized area
ex>
I’ve told Ryan he can’t go out until his room no longer looks like a bomb
zone.
* chaotic: being in a state of confusion
or disorder
ex>
Recent studies indicate that the universe was chaotic in its early
stages.
* can’t hold a candle to: to be clearly
inferior to someone or something
ex>
My old golf clubs are okay, but they can’t hold a candle to the ones
Linda has.
* hold it: Saying “hold it” is a direct
way to get someone to stop what they’re saying or doing. It is usually followed
by a request that they provide an explanation or do something different. A more
polite expression to use (especially with strangers) is “excuse me.”
ex>
Hold it ma’am. You can’t park here. Didn’t you see the fire hydrant?
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