* rub
it in: to make someone feel worse about something
ex> Scott always rubs it in
when my team loses.
ex> I know I’m lousy at skating, so
you don’t have to rub it in.
Note> The expression “rub it in” is a shortened version of the
expression “rub salt in someone’s wounds,”
meaning to increase a person’s suffering. Ouch!!
* kill
it: to perform a task or activity extremely well
ex> It’s a difficult piece, but he’s killing
it.
* accidentally
on purpose: deliberately but intended to appear unintentional
ex> I think she dropped her umbrella accidentally
on purpose.
* knock
it off: stop doing that (emphatically)
ex> He started cracking his knuckles
again, so I told him to knock it off.
* keep
one’s eye on someone/something: to observe someone or something closely
ex> I like to keep my eye on
the price of gold.
ex> Keep your eye on number
17, because I think he’s about to score a goal.
* on
an even keel: in a steady, untroubled state
ex> It was hard keeping my business on
an even keel during the recession.
Note> This comes from the nautical
phrase, “keep the vessel on an even keel.” It means to keep a sailboat as
upright as possible. So with the wind dead astern (behind), and thus minimizing
the vessel’s roll and degree of heel.
* Today’s Expression> You should be doing a victory dance, not bickering.
= arguing; quarreling; squabbling
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