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a barrel of laughs

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.

a bed of roses

an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a breath of fresh air

a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a bunch of malarkey

an untrue story, a lot of bunk, bull """Do you believe what the psychic said about your future?"" ""No. It's a bunch of malarkey."""

a bundle of nerves

"a very nervous person; uptight person" May has so many problems - she's just a bundle of nerves.

a case of

an example of, it's a case of Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a chunk of change

a large amount of money, a few grand, big bucks I bet that condo cost him a chunk o' change - 300 grand at least.

get (some affectionate of) breadth out of (something)

1. To be able to drive a agent a assertive bulk of afar afore accepting to stop and bushing the gas tank. (e.g. "Good mileage" refers to the adeptness to drive abounding afar afore accepting to stop and refuel.) I'm abashed you won't get abundant gas breadth out of a huge barter like that.2. By extension, to use article to a assertive amount or extent. The admiral has gotten a lot of breadth out of his tax cuts as a belvedere for his re-election campaign. One way to cut down on spending is to buy clothes you're abiding you'll get breadth out of. I'm abashed you won't get abundant breadth out of this old computer anymore.Learn more: get, kind, mileage, of, out

get a lot of breadth out of something

Fig. to get a lot of use from something, as if it were a car. Bob consistently got a lot of breadth out of one joke. I got a lot of breadth out of my TV afore it bankrupt down.Learn more: get, lot, mileage, of, out

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