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a new broom sweeps clean
an employee works hard on the first day or two, make a good impression "After my first day working for Grandfather, he said, ""A new broom sweeps clean."""
a pat answer
a planned or memorized answer, a canned answer You won't get the job if you give a pat answer to every question.
a sweet tooth
a need to eat candy, a craving for sugar After dinner we'll serve mints. Daddy has a sweet tooth, eh.
a tower of strength
a person who helps you during a crisis, a brick When my parents were killed in an accident, Harry was a tower of strength to me.
all goes well
have good luck, have no problems I hope all goes well for you at college. I hope you succeed.
all's well that ends well
a happy ending is the most important thing, the end justifies... Although we argued and fought, we are happy with the result. All's well that ends well!
all wet
mistaken, do not know what you are talking about You're all wet! You can't grow bananas in Saskatchewan.
as well as
in addition to Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel.
awesome
(See totally awesome)
balance of power
(See the balance of power)
between a rock and a hard place
in a difficult position, making a difficult choice, Sophie's choice If I told the truth, I would lose my friend. I was between a rock and a hard place.
between sixes and sevens
(See at sixes and sevens)
between the devil and the deep blue sea
in a difficult position, no place to go, between a rock..., Sophie's choice "If he ran, they would shoot him; if he stayed in the shop, the gas would kill him. He was between the devil and the deep blue sea."
betwixt and between
not able to choose one or the other, ambivalent Which should I choose - PC or Mac? I'm betwixt and between.
bloody well
very truly, damn well He bloody well knows my name because I bloody well told him.
break a sweat
begin to sweat or perspire, work up a sweat For exercise to be beneficial, the athlete must break a sweat.
by the sweat of one
by hard work He managed to make enough money to buy the farm by the sweat of his brow.
carry weight
have influence, have power "Nina is a good reference; her name carries a lot of weight."
carry your weight
do your share of the work, do enough work If you carry your weight, you can work here for the summer.
don't sweat it
do not worry about it, you can't saw sawdust If you did your best but didn't win a medal, don't sweat it.
drop your drawers
take your pants down, remove your shorts Don't you hate it when you have to drop your drawers for a nurse?
dwell on
think about or talk about something all the time I wish he wouldn
fair-weather friend
a person who is a friend only when one is successful He is a fair-weather friend only and you can
few and far between
very few, rare, the odd one Canada still has timber wolves, but they are few and far between.
get screwed
receive unfair treatment, ripped off, taken in I got screwed when I bought this condo. I paid too much for it.
get your feet wet
try to do it, attempt it, try your hand at "To become a lawyer, learn the theory; then get your feet wet."
go over well
be liked or successful My idea to increase the number of employee evaluations went over very well with the new managers.
grey power
the large numbers of seniors or older people An increase in life span causes an increase in grey power.
hale fellow, well met
friendly man, a good head, jolly good fellow Bert is a social person - always hale fellow, well met.
have my ears lowered
get a haircut, have my hair cut When my hair is long, I go and have my ears lowered!
hit between the eyes
make a strong impression on, surprise greatly The news about the accident hit us between the eyes and totally shocked us.
hit someone between the eyes
make a strong impression on someone, surprise greatly Her incredible performance really hit me between the eyes.
if the shoe fits wear it
that what is said in general can also be said of an individual person You shouldn
if the shoe fits, wear it
if what is being said in general describes you then it probably means you He was complaining that most of the workers at his company were lazy. However his friend looked at him and said that if the shoe fits, wear it.
kick the weed
stop smoking, kick the habit (see kick a habit)of smoking It's hard to kick the weed after smoking for twenty years.
know where we stand
know our position, know if we have a chance, leave me hanging The Department hasn't replied to our application for assistance, so we don't know where we stand.
leave (let) well enough alone
be satisfied with something that is good enough You should let well enough alone and be happy with your work schedule the way it is.
leave well enough alone
do nothing (because doing something would make things
look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary
seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.
look like the cat that swallowed the canary
look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?
make a clean sweep
win all games in a series The Jets made a clean sweep of the series - won all four games.
mean well
wants to help, has good intentions Kay is a gossip, but she means well. She tries to be a friend.
might as well
be somewhat preferable We might as well go home now. I don
more power to you
you deserve more support, we hope you succeed because you are kind "When she told him about her plan to help abused children, he said, ""More power to you, Ms. Wah."""
more than welcome
we invite you, please come to our place, feel free "Mary invited them to stay. ""You are more than welcome to sleep at our place,"" she said."
new broom sweeps clean
a new person makes many changes We discovered the truth to the expression "a new broom sweeps clean" when our new boss changed everything in our organization.
no sweat
not a problem, no trouble, no prob """Thanks for the help, Ryan."" ""No sweat, man."""
none the worse for wear
not hurt or damaged, still in good condition, okay The immigrants were none the worse for wear after their wagon trip across the prairie.
pat answer
(See a pat answer)
point is well taken
opinion is true, statement is logical Your point about smoking is well taken. It is expensive.