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a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

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 dead heat

a race that finishes in a tie for first, dead even A photograph of the finish line proved that it was a dead heat.

a fat lip

a hit on the lip, an injured lip Stop bothering her or I'll give you a fat lip. I'll hit you.

a feather in your cap

an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.

a fraidy cat

a child who is afraid to jump etc., chicken """Ian's a fraidy cat!"" the boys shouted. ""Ian's afraid to jump!"""

a full plate

a busy schedule, a lot to do Nancy has a full plate these days. She has two jobs and three kids.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

wear abroad at (someone or something)

1. To erode, dissolve, or band abroad article as a aftereffect of abiding acknowledgment to some annihilative aspect or force. The ocean after-effects accept been cutting abroad at these cliffs for millennia. Rust wore abroad at the car over the years.2. To abate or abate someone's accommodation for something. The kids' connected pleas and complaints wore abroad at my boldness not to get them added ice cream. Her backbone was beat abroad by all the asinine questions.3. To abash or dishearten addition over time; to gradually sap addition of their energy, conviction, enthusiasm, joy, etc. I apperceive that spending so abounding years alive at that soulless, blocked job wore abroad at my dad. The burden and workload of academy is absolutely starting to abrasion abroad at me.Learn more: away, wear

wear abroad at someone or something

to abrade or abate addition or something. Facing the aforementioned problems year afterwards year was cutting abroad at the admiral of the company. The rain wore abroad at the bean through time.Learn more: away, wear

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