A quick study
Definition: A person who leames quickly and easily
usage: Informal, conversatial.
Sample:
A: How long has Rachel been playing piano?
B: Only for about a year
A: Really, she plays beautifully.
B: Yes, she's a quick study.
My sentence:
A: Your son is such a good football player, he most have been playing for his whole life.
B: No, he started playing football last year.
Ace in the hole
definition: an advantage that us saved until needed.
Usage: informal, conversational.
Sample dialogue:
A: Coach, why am I not in the game?
B: I need you to stay here for a little longer.
A: Oh... come on. I can play now.
B: Just wait. I need to put you in the last quarter. You're my ace in the hole. We can win the game if we wait till the last quarter.
My sentence:
Q: Coach, we are going to lose this game.
A: No, I'm going to use my ace in the hole.
Add fuel to the fire
Definition: To make a problem worse.
Usage: conversational, informal.
Sample Dialogue:
A: Steve, just leave Mary alone when she's angry.
B: I'm only trying to help.
A: But you're not. You're aggravating her.
B: I'm just trying to...
A: You're not helping. You're just adding fuel to the fire.
My sentence:
Q: I'm sorry that I dumped you, but I like someone else.
A: Oh wow, you dumped me because you like someone else, you're adding fuel to the fire.
Add insult to injury
definition: informal,conversational
sample dialogue:
A:Jim, you're all wet. What happened?
B:I'm not having a good day at all.
A:Then tell me what went wrong.
B:Well, first my car broke down. Then I was late to my meeting, and to add insult to injury, it started rain.
My sentence:
I heard your day was really bad yesterday.
Yes, but don't talk about it, you're adding insult to injury
As sick as a dogdefinition: to be very ill
usage: conversational
sample dialogue:
A:scott's been out of school all week.
B:What's the matter with him?
A:I don't know, but he can't even get out of bed
B:Wow sounds like he's as sick as a dog.
My sentence:
A: I heard you got the flu last week, is that true?
B:Yes, I was as sick as a dog.
Definition: A person who leames quickly and easily
usage: Informal, conversatial.
Sample:
A: How long has Rachel been playing piano?
B: Only for about a year
A: Really, she plays beautifully.
B: Yes, she's a quick study.
My sentence:
A: Your son is such a good football player, he most have been playing for his whole life.
B: No, he started playing football last year.
Ace in the hole
definition: an advantage that us saved until needed.
Usage: informal, conversational.
Sample dialogue:
A: Coach, why am I not in the game?
B: I need you to stay here for a little longer.
A: Oh... come on. I can play now.
B: Just wait. I need to put you in the last quarter. You're my ace in the hole. We can win the game if we wait till the last quarter.
My sentence:
Q: Coach, we are going to lose this game.
A: No, I'm going to use my ace in the hole.
Add fuel to the fire
Definition: To make a problem worse.
Usage: conversational, informal.
Sample Dialogue:
A: Steve, just leave Mary alone when she's angry.
B: I'm only trying to help.
A: But you're not. You're aggravating her.
B: I'm just trying to...
A: You're not helping. You're just adding fuel to the fire.
My sentence:
Q: I'm sorry that I dumped you, but I like someone else.
A: Oh wow, you dumped me because you like someone else, you're adding fuel to the fire.
Add insult to injury
definition: informal,conversational
sample dialogue:
A:Jim, you're all wet. What happened?
B:I'm not having a good day at all.
A:Then tell me what went wrong.
B:Well, first my car broke down. Then I was late to my meeting, and to add insult to injury, it started rain.
My sentence:
I heard your day was really bad yesterday.
Yes, but don't talk about it, you're adding insult to injury
As sick as a dogdefinition: to be very ill
usage: conversational
sample dialogue:
A:scott's been out of school all week.
B:What's the matter with him?
A:I don't know, but he can't even get out of bed
B:Wow sounds like he's as sick as a dog.
My sentence:
A: I heard you got the flu last week, is that true?
B:Yes, I was as sick as a dog.