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Rather you than me
Language; Idioms
Rather you than me is an expression used when someone has something unpleasant or arduous to do. It is meant in a good natured way of expressing both sympathy and having a bit of a laugh at their ...
To little avail
Language; Idioms
If something is to little avail, it means that, despite great efforts, something ended in failure, but taking comfort from the knowledge that nothing else could have been done to avert or avoid the ...
See you later
Language; Idioms
A casual way of saying to friends I'll see you again, sometime, (without a definite date or time having been set) – this is often abbreviated to 'Later' or 'Laters' as an alternative way of saying ...
The sands of time
Language; Idioms
The sands of time is an idiom meaning that time runs out either through something reaching an end or through a person's death. It comes from the sand used in hourglasses, an ancient way of measuring ...
Shotgun marriage
Language; Idioms
A shotgun marriage, or shotgun wedding, is one that is forced because of pregnancy. It is also used idiomatically for a compromise, agreement or arrangement that is forced upon groups or people by ...
Plastic smile
Language; Idioms
When someone is wearing a plastic smile, they are appear to be happier with a situation or events than they actually are. This is actually a de******ion of the forced smile you might see in many ...
