can’t hold your liquor disapproving (a small amount of alcohol affects you badly) Leo can’t hold his liquor, so please do not keep filling his glass. The problem is that you can’t hold your liquor, and we don’t want you to start fighting. envocabulary.com
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can’t boil an egg (can’t cook even the simplest meal) Let’s eat something beforehand because Jack is making dinner, and he can’t even boil an egg. Jim can barely boil an egg, much less cook dinner for us. envocabulary.com
Read More »butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth
butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth informal (someone who looks innocent, sincere) Jim looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth, but I have seen him trying to break into a house. She looks as though butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth and has never done anything wrong. …
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butter someone up (be nice to someone in order to get them to like you and support you) He always buttering up the boss to get promotion. If you need his help, you have to butter him up first. envocabulary.com
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at loose ends (in an uncertain situation, restless and unsettled) When In am at loose ends, I go for a long walk. Ever since Jim lost his job, he seems to be at loose ends. envocabulary.com
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