Figures of Speech

Why is my car making that terrible noise? Even after looking under the hood, I still can't figure it out.

Why did I keep putting off working on this essay? Now I'll be up all night writing it.

He keeps talking around the issue of workplace morale whenever I bring it up with him during these meetings.

I don't know where Lindsay is—she must have ducked out while I was busy with other guests.

I feel like they've been stringing us along so that we'll agree to the lower price just to have the deal finished.

When I look back on Frank, I do remember his strange manner, come to think of it.

Can't you give your sister a job at your company? Blood is thicker than water!

After the prosecutors brought forward their newest evidence, the defendant showed the white flag and agreed to the plea bargain.

Jeff's upstairs catching some Z's. It's been a hard week for him.

We found a nice little Italian restaurant off the beaten track.

I'm confident that our new CEO will just hit the ground running once she starts here.

He could spar well enough but he couldn't seem to finish off his opponents.

Why is my own mother icing me out? Goodness, it's heartbreaking.

Oh, I'm just frying up some bacon for breakfast.

I can't say this book is really that interesting—I doze off pretty much every time I open it.

We have to check out in an hour, so you guys seriously need to start packing!

After years of leniency, the school is finally cracking down on plagiarism.

I'm tired of politicians who do nothing but pay lip service to the major issues affecting our country.

Come on, Stan, wake up and smell the coffee! They're cheating you out of millions!

I was stuck on how to fix the broken sink, and then I had a brainwave and used tape.