* pending: waiting for a decision,
process, etc
ex>
The sale of this house is pending, but there are others I can show you.
* tight-lipped: unwilling to speak about
something
ex>
Police have been tight-lipped about whether the suspect matches the
thief’s description.
Note>
This also means to have an angry expression. Someone who is tight-lipped has
their lips pressed tightly together because they are annoyed about something or
they do not approve of it.
* slippery slope: an idea or action that
will lead to a bad situation
ex>
Do you really think that reading this book would put us on the slippery
slope to sci-fi addiction?
ex>
The company is on the slippery slope to failure due to its poor internal
communications.
Note>
If someone tells you that you are heading down a slippery slope, it is a
warning which assumes no other options but a rapid slide into negative
consequences.
* full-blown: fully developed
ex>
I felt uncomfortable after lunch, and by 6PM I had full-blown stomach
flu.
* be at it: to be doing something
intensely without stopping
ex>
We’ve been at it all morning, so I think we should take a break for
lunch soon.
ex>
I’m surprised that Kira is still cleaning her room, because she was at it
for hours yesterday.
* from dawn till dusk: all day
ex>
The hikers were on the trail from dawn till dusk, setting up their tents
only after the sun had gone down.
* hoard:
“Hoard” is also a verb, meaning to gather together and hide valuables. Try not
to confuse this word with “horde,” which is pronounced the same way, but means “a
large group of people.”
ex>
Do you really think that the pirate’s hoard of gold would have survived
for two centuries?
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