* no time to lose: the situation is urgent
ex>
There’s no time to lose: we’re not getting any younger.
* scrape the bottom of the barrel: to use
the worst things or people because there’s nothing else left
ex>
Would it be scraping the bottom of the barrel to use boxes for chairs?
* cool as a cucumber: not upset or
bothered
ex>
Neil remains cool as a cucumber when everyone else is going crazy.
Note>
Literally, cucumbers are cool to the touch. It’s no wonder people use things as
a facial mask when one gets a sunburn.
* rope one into doing something: to
persuade or trick one to do something
ex>
I can’t believe I let Doug rope me into washing his car in this weather.
* shenanigan(s): mischief; trickery
ex>
The students engage in shenanigans at the end of the school year.
ex>
Most of our shenanigans were harmless, but sometimes the police were
called.
* tit for tat: an injury done in return
for an equivalent one received
ex>
Her not inviting me to her party is tit for tat: I didn’t invite her to
mine.
* Today’s
Expression> I was so distraught I forgot to tell you.
= worried;
perturbed; distressed
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