all at once (suddenly or unexpectedly) All at once the lights went out. (at the same time) Don’t get crazy and spend it all at once. Please talk one at a time; if you talk all at once, I cannot understand you. envocabulary.com
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have a mind like a sieve (have a poor memory) I have lost my keys again. I have a mind like a sieve. How could you forget my birthday? You do have a mind like a sieve! envocabulary.com
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take (carry, go with, or lead someone to a place): I’ll take you to the airport. escort (go with someone to guard them or to show them the way): Guards will escort the prisoner back to his cell. lead (go with or in front of someone to show them …
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bigger fish to fry (more important issues to deal with) I don’t spend much time watching TV; I have bigger fish to fry. The project is not worth our time. I think we have bigger fish to fry. – English Vocabulary
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take up (start doing a job or activity) He will take up his post as CEO next week. (fill or occupy an amount of space or time) These video files take up a lot of disk space. – Computer games take up too much of my time. (discuss or …
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