English Idioms and Phrases

You have to raise your voice a little when talking to him. He's a little hard of hearing.

I went to a real nice restaurant yesterday. The food cost was cheap and they served a lot of food. I had to ask for a doggy bag because I couldn't eat the whole thing.

Fabian was a doormat. No wonder his classmates were always giving him a hard time.

I invited a friend to go to a street market by my house where they served some real good Japanese food. My friend's mom wanted to pay for her daughter's meal, but I insisted on paying for both our meals myself, her mom finally said: Ok, as long as we go Dutch next time.

So, is everything plain as a pikestaff? Oh, yes indeed sir!

We are having a pot-luck dinner at Tim's house tomorrow. Everybody is invited!

I need everybody's help. The wedding is tomorrow and we haven't even started with the decorations yet. We have no time to lose.

Just keep your wig on. Everything is going to be alright, okay?

Kyle was saved by the bell when his sister walked in and asked him to take her to ballet practice.

I would stay away from that guy if I were you, he has a screw loose.