I do not want to make my company angry because I do not want to bite the hand that feeds me.
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bitter pill to swallow
[ ]
" "
" "
"- , "
It was a bitter pill to swallow when I learned that I would not get the job that I thought I would.
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can't stomach (someone or something)
[ ]
" -, -"
""
" "
I can't stomach the idea of meeting my old girlfriend.
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clear the table
" "
" "
We had to clear the table before we could eat our dessert.
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Come and get it!
" (, ) "
(" , ")
"Come and get it," my mother called after she made dinner.
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eat and run
" "
" "
I had to eat and run in order to be on time for my evening class.
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eat crow
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", , "
", "
I was forced to eat crow and apologize for the things that I had said about my co-worker.
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eat dirt (pie)
[ ()]
""
We made the boy eat dirt after he accused us of lying.
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eat high on/off the hog
[ ]
" "
( )
My uncle has been eating high on the hog since he got his new job.
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eat humble pie
[ ]
""
""
Our boss was forced to eat humble pie after he made the wrong budget estimate for next year.
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eat like a bird
" "
( )
The girl eats like a bird and is very slim.
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eat like a horse
", "
( )
I usually eat like a horse after I work hard all day.
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eat one's heart out
" -, -"
I ate my heart out when I saw my friend and his new bicycle.
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eat one`s words
" "
I told my boss that I would soon quit my job but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.
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eat out
" "
My aunt and uncle eat out often at very nice restaurants.
" .
" ( )"
The bottom of the little boy's feet were as black as a skillet.
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burn (something) to a crisp
[ ]
""
I burned the eggs to a crisp when I left the stove on while I was talking on the telephone.
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cook (someone's) goose
[ ]
" - " (.)
", , "
I think that I cooked my goose when I made a mistake at work today.
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cook (something) to perfection
[ ]
" , "
The chef always cooks the food to perfection at the small restaurant.
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cook (something) up
[ ]
""
I do not know what my girlfriend is cooking up for the weekend but we will probably do something interesting.
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done to a T/turn
[ ]
" "
" "
The steaks were done to a T when my friend cooked them on the barbecue.
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(one's) goose is cooked
[ ]
" "
""
I told a lie to my company and now my goose is cooked and I am in much trouble.
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to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire
[ ]
" "
" "
The woman jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when she quit her job. Now her problems are much worse.
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too many cooks spoil the broth
[ ]
" "
" , " Too many cooks spoil the broth and we decided to have less people work on the project because having too many people was making it difficult to do anything.
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toss a salad
[ ]
" , ( )"
I quickly tossed a salad and we ate dinner.
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SerenityJames (
English_for_dummies)
