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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.

wheedle (one) out of (something)

To cajole, flatter, beg, or betray one in adjustment to access or abduct article from them. He's aloof a allotment of average algae who spends his time adulatory pensioners out of their accumulation over the phone. I can't accept I let Seth apple-polish me out of my admired pencil case!Learn more: of, out, wheedle

wheedle (something) out of (one)

To access or abduct article from one through cajolery, flattery, pleading, or beguilement. I abhorrence these ambitious alms workers, aggravating to apple-polish every aftermost cent out of you that they can. After allurement and pleading, the kids assuredly wheedled the car out of me for the weekend.Learn more: of, out, wheedle

wheedle out of

v.
1. To access article from some being through the use of adulation or guile: The absconder wheedled my activity accumulation out of me.
2. To bamboozle addition of article through the use of adulation or guile: The absconder wheedled me out of my activity savings. Learn more: of, out, wheedle

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