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English idioms and set expressions.

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I asked her out on a date, but she turned me down.
I asked her out on a date, but she turned me down.

I felt like I was going to flip out from the steady dripping of the faucet.
I felt like I was going to flip out from the steady dripping of the faucet.

Drivers are required to abide by local traffic laws.
Drivers are required to abide by local traffic laws.

The children in the village were skin and bones by the time foreign aid arrived.
The children in the village were skin and bones by the time foreign aid arrived.

Okay, this is my last chance. I'm going for broke.
Okay, this is my last chance. I'm going for broke.

Sal's a real straight shooter. If you ask for his opinion, he'll tell you without trying to sugarcoat it.
Sal's a real straight shooter. If you ask for his opinion, he'll tell you without trying to sugarcoat it.

I'm sorry about all the confusion regarding the contract, Bob—it looks like we got our wires crossed somehow.
I'm sorry about all the confusion regarding the contract, Bob—it looks like we got our wires crossed somehow.

I'd like you to sink your teeth into a new project that I'm developing.
I'd like you to sink your teeth into a new project that I'm developing.

With all these protestors here, we definitely need to beef up security.
With all these protestors here, we definitely need to beef up security.

All my money is tied up in property.
All my money is tied up in property.

There's no need to run down his work like that!
There's no need to run down his work like that!

He's always getting into trouble for fooling around in class.
He's always getting into trouble for fooling around in class.

The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.
The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.

If anything that we haven't thought of crops up, give me a call.
If anything that we haven't thought of crops up, give me a call.

Good to see you in the pink again, John. You looked like death last time I saw you!
Good to see you in the pink again, John. You looked like death last time I saw you!

Some of the passengers looked kind of green around the gills after the trip!
Some of the passengers looked kind of green around the gills after the trip!

Convincing the senator to see our point of view was an uphill battle, but we finally succeeded.
Convincing the senator to see our point of view was an uphill battle, but we finally succeeded.

Our newborn son is rather colicky, so my wife and I haven't slept a wink the last few nights.
Our newborn son is rather colicky, so my wife and I haven't slept a wink the last few nights.

Stop putting on airs, Mary, you're not some world-class actor - you're just an amateur like the rest of us!
Stop putting on airs, Mary, you're not some world-class actor - you're just an amateur like the rest of us!

Guards set dogs upon the escaping prisoners.
Guards set dogs upon the escaping prisoners.