* dude up: to dress well; make attractive
ex>
Clive likes to get his car all duded up and drive up and down the
shoreline road.
* swamped: very busy with work
ex>
We were swamped with orders within days of announcing our new product.
* never fail: always happen
ex>
It never fails: every time I’m in the shower, my mother phones me.
* sing one’s heart out: to sing loudly
and freely
ex>
Those girls stood outside the restaurant for half an hour, singing their
hearts out.
Note>
Korean people love to sing. Singing rooms are a great place “to sing one’s
heart out,” but the best place to do this is in the car. Just make sure no one
is watching.
* transmogrify: to be transformed in a
quick and surprising way
ex>
Children are amazed to watch a caterpillar transmogrify into a
butterfly.
* happy-go-lucky: carefree; not worried
about the future
ex>
I’m trying to become as happy-go-lucky as my puppy is.
Note>
People who can be accurately described as happy-go-lucky do not let the
stresses and pressures of everyday life get to them. Happy-go-lucky people take
a positive approach, appreciating the good things – not just the bad – that come
from a rough situation.
* every once
in a while: English has many expressions that mean “occasionally” or “rarely.” For things that happen sometimes, you can use “every now and again,” “every now and then,” or “every once in a while.” For very rare
events, you can say “once in a blue moon.”
ex>
Every once in a while my dad will do something strange, like fill the
fridge with car parts.
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