Fun with Words
To keep things balanced (like a boat), we might say...
Keep things on an even keel.
The St Laurent is these two things.
A river and an estuary.
Lucas just wanted to bring his imaginary partner where during this skit.
BC
If it's outside of your zone of responsibility, we might say...
It is above your paygrade
To find something rare or uncommon in a difficult situation.
To find a needle in a haystack.
When you want to change the subject because you don't have anything to say right now, you might...
Circle back to it.
When this insect is cut in two, it can regenerate.
Worms
"Kevin, I should throw ____ at you."
A piece of chalk
You might have put some of your work tasks here, while completing your big project.
On the back burner
An issue or problem that people disagree on and don't want to talk about or deal with.
A hot potato
You don't want to cause a problem, cause damage.
The world's oldest dog lived to what age.
29.5 years
The famous pineapple pie is similar to what other dessert, according to your instructor.
Polish cheesecake.
Lots of people who follow social media influencers without thinking about what the person is saying might have done this.
Drunk the Kool-Aid
This violent idiom means to solve two problems at once.
To kill two birds with one stone
In a difficult situation, you might decide to take this action.
Batten down the hatches.
Armenians speak these two languages.
Eastern and Western Armenian
If you were to summarize a project in a quick fashion, you could give this kind of pitch.
An elevator pitch.
This email phrase is hated by many.
As per my last email
Lately, the Softway team has been doing this to complete their project.
Burning the midnight oil
Your instructor does not run this type of class.
A tight ship.
Scientist argue that this body part has no true biological purpose.
Earlobes
I accidentally accused Sevag of being this.
Glib
If you are listening closely or ready to listen closely to someone, you might say this.
I'm all ears