* something fishy: a suspicious or
questionable element
ex>
We called our lawyer because there was something fishy in the sales
contract.
* fine line between a and b: not much
difference; a minor distinction
ex>
There’s a fine line between being honest and being insulting, Mark.
* hesitant: unsure about proceeding;
reluctant
ex>
We were hesitant to step into the street until the student driver was
completely out of sight.
* take one to task: to scold or reprimand
someone
ex>
My PE teacher took me to task for pretending the badminton racket was a
banjo.
* humiliating: causing feelings of shame
and foolishness
ex>
I don’t mind the job, but wearing this uniform is a humiliating
experience.
* come back to haunt one: to have later
consequences
ex>
My poor eating habits came back to haunt me in the form of high
cholesterol.
ex>
Let’s deal with this defect now so that it doesn’t come back to haunt us.
Note>
Also, when we think of the work “haunt,” we’re reminded of the “haunted house”
or a ghost that haunts a particular place.
* be open to:
In normal speech, this expression sounds very similar to a different one: “be
hoping to.” Their meanings are slightly different. One “is open to” something
that will be done by or with one or more other people, but one “is hoping to”
do something they have to initiate themselves.
ex>
I’d be open to offering our friends some pizza and soda in exchange for
their help.
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