a breath of fresh air (spend a short time outside) Tim had an argument with his wife and left the room to get a breath of fresh air. The room was terribly smoky, so he went outside for a breath of fresh air. envocabulary.com
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happy hour (a period of time during which a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a lower price than usual) Happy hour starts at 4 p.m. and continues until closing. Happy hour usually runs from 5:00 to 7:00 in this bar. envocabulary.com
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tie the knot informal (to get married) My fiancé and I will tie the knot next July. Jane and Jim tied the knot yesterday. When are you two going to tie the knot? envocabulary.com
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you live and learn (you learn from your mistakes or from experience) I told you my secret in the belief that I could trust you, but I couldn’t. Oh well, you live and learn. Jane made her new dress from cheap cloth, and when she washed it, it …
Read More »we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it
We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. (we’ll deal with a future problem when it happens) Don’t worry about how we’re going to deal with a flat tire; we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. What if it rains? – Let’s cross that bridge when …
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