trip the light fantastic informal (to dance) Come on, everyone, let’s trip the light fantastic. After dinner, we tripped the light fantastic. envocabulary.com
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idioms
make your way (to go towards): Please enjoy your dinner and then make your way to the bus, which will leave shortly.
out of nowhere
out of nowhere (suddenly and unexpectedly) A mugger jumped in front of her out of nowhere and grabbed her handbag. Out of nowhere, John asks me to marry him. envocabulary.com
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out of line informal (behaving in a way that is not right or appropriate) If you step out of line once more, I’ll fire you. Please excuse me if my comment was way out of line. (beyond what is reasonable or right) Prices are way out of line …
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spin your wheels US informal (to waste your time or effort without making any progress) I spent two years spinning my wheels. Mike, how long are you planning to spin your wheels there? Let her spin her wheels for a while. envocabulary.com
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spin a yarn (to tell a story, usually with a lot of excitement or interest) I like Molly because she can always spin a yarn to amuse me. He spun a yarn about his time in the army. envocabulary.com
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