cross my heart informal (to stress that you are telling the truth) I’ll clean the room tomorrow. Cross my heart! I didn’t take your bicycle; cross my heart! – English Vocabulary
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add up [phrasal verb] (calculate to find the total) Let’s add up the money we earn daily. We teach children how to read, write, and add up. (come to the correct total or amount) Four and three add up to seven. These sums don’t add up. We had …
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a red herring (a fact or subject that is not important but takes people’s attention away from something that is important) Ethnical disagreement is a red herring to divert public attention from embezzlement. The argument at the inauguration ceremony was indeed a red herring to discredit the president. …
Read More »rat race
a rat race (a way of life in which people compete aggressively against each other in order to succeed) Jason has been in a rat race all his life. And now he is enjoying his retired life to the fullest. (a tiring, crowded, or disorderly rush) The party last …
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a pig in a poke (buy something without seeing it first) I want to see the laptop before I agree to the price. I don’t want to buy a pig in a poke. He is a careless person. He always buys a pig in a poke. – English …
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