Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
come back (and/to) bite (you) in the ass
To Memorize: my mistake has come back to bite me in the ass
I wouldn't go that far
To Memorize: I agree that something needs to be done, but I wouldn't go that far
crash (somewhere)
To Memorize: I need a place to crash tonight
(be) on point
To Memorize: stay on point in your presentation
(tag/go) along (for the ride)
To Memorize: came along for the ride, would you like to tag along?
a chin-wag
To Memorize: have/had a good chin-wag (about sth)
faff around
To Memorize: stop faffing around
flip out
To Memorize: he'll flip out when he hears the news
take to it like a duck to water
To Memorize: I took to the instrument/job/task like a duck to water
a (busload/truckload) of
To Memorize: a bus/truckload of people/boxes/computers
how long is a piece of string?
To Memorize: you want to know how long it takes? Well, how long is a piece of string?
more bang for your buck
To Memorize: Black Friday sales give you more bang for your buck
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