Life Dilemmas
When you are undecided or unsure about making a choice between two options, you are "on this".
What is the fence?
To share juicy gossip, secrets, or dramatic news about someone's life.
What is spilling the tea?
To stop working, studying, or doing an activity for the rest of the day because you are exhausted.
What is calling it a day?
This is the noun form of the verb "compensate," often used when demanding money for broken luggage.
What is compensation?
Someone or something you can completely trust to always work well or do the right thing.
What is reliable?
To study or work late into the night, just like staying up until 2:00 AM to read a textbook.
What is burning the midnight oil?
To do or say something to make people feel more comfortable and relaxed in a new social situation.
What is breaking the ice?
Thinking alike, understanding each other perfectly, or agreeing completely about a shared plan.
What is being on the same page?
This is the adverb form of the adjective "reliable," used to describe someone who always shows up early.
What is reliably?
To give someone money or a nice thing because they lost something or got hurt.
What is to compensate?
To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem, or to guess something completely right.
What is hitting the nail on the head?
To accept responsibility for a mistake you made and accept the negative consequences or criticism.
What is facing the music?
Doing something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way, which often sacrifices quality or safety.
What is cutting corners?
This is the noun form of the adjective "accountable," representing what is missing when zero people take the blame for mistakes.
What is accountability?
An adjective meaning good enough, okay, or fully allowed by the official rules.
What is acceptable?
To force yourself to do something difficult, painful, or unpleasant because it is necessary.
What is biting the bullet?
A sudden decision to completely change your opinion, plan, or feelings about something.
What is a change of heart?
Following all the official rules, laws, or instructions strictly without skipping any steps.
What is going by the book?
This is the adjective form of the verb "accept," used negatively to describe blasting music at 2:00 AM.
What is unacceptable?
Being the specific person who must take the blame if a job or project goes completely wrong.
What is accountable?
Something that is incredibly easy to do, such as a morning assessment that everyone finishes early.
What is a piece of cake?
When you find yourself in the exact same difficult, stressful, or challenging situation as someone else
What is being in the same boat?
An adjective describing someone who is highly practical, humble, sensible, realistic, and easy to talk to.
What is down to earth?
This is the noun form of the adjective "entitled," describing a massive sense of feeling special or deserving everything
What is entitlement?
Having a legal right to get something, OR acting like you are special and do not have to wait in line.
What is entitled?