big cheese informal (an important or powerful person) His father was a big cheese in a telecommunications company. Who is the big cheese in this club now? big cheese – English Vocabulary
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bless your heart (you are so good) You have always been there for me in a crisis; bless your heart. (to wish someone good luck or good health) My grandfather, bless his heart, is now 98 years old. bless your heart – English Vocabulary
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bleeding heart (a person who is too sympathetic towards other people) A bleeding heart usually has no enjoyable life outside of work. Don’t worry about the other’s life too much! You are such a bleeding heart that it is not good for your health! bleeding heart – English …
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a charley horse informal (a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, cramp) He got a charley horse in his leg while he was running. Whenever you get a charley horse in your leg, you should get up and walk. charley horse – English Vocabulary
Read More »Open a can of worms
Open a can of worms (a matter that becomes even more complicated as you try to deal with it) I don’t want to open a can of worms by looking into his iPhone. The government is reluctant to change the policy now because it doesn’t want to open a …
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