turn the corner (pass a difficult period and start to improve) Your brother’s surgery was successful, but he’ll turn the corner for at least 36 hours. We can turn the corner if we increase our sales volume by 15%. envocabulary.com
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work your fingers to the bone (to work extremely hard, especially for a long time) I’ll work my fingers to the bone until I pay back all my debts. I can’t watch you work your fingers to the bone for me. envocabulary.com
Read More »turtle vs. tortoise
turtle (an animal that lives mainly in water and has a hard shell on its back) A turtle spends most of its time in the water, either in oceans or freshwater bodies, only coming to land to lay eggs. Turtles lay their eggs deep in the sand on the beach …
Read More »those were the days
those were the days (those times were better than now) Those were the days when I got a job right after I graduated. We used to play together when we were kids. Those were the days! envocabulary.com
Read More »gone are the days
gone are the days (those days are gone) Gone are the days when you could buy a new car for less than $500. Gone are the days when we prepared meals over a wood stove. envocabulary.com
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