"She's taking her dog over to my house as well. She is never able to part with him, they are so close".
To pass over = to ignore.
"I've sent the invitation to all our professors, but as usual they passed over it".
"Same here" = an expression of agreement.
"Jenny and I have had enough of this club. We are heading out!"
"Same here. Let's go, mates".
To talk back = to answer rudely.
"My kids have luckily grown out of the behaviour of talking back".
"Oh, that comes out of the blue for me. Mine does it all the time".
To tell something apart = to find the differences.
"When we were kids, my brother and I looked totally identical. Even my mum used to find it hard to tell us apart".
To have (get, give) the upper hand = to have the advantage.
"These days more and more women have taken the advantage of having the upper hand in business".
To be up in the air = when something is undecided.
"Don't get overexcited for the green project yet. Corridor rumors say it's still up in the air".
To be up front = to be sincere, honest.
"See that girl with the cowboy hat? She strolls fiercely with a beam on her face, that's an up front behaviour!"
To zero in on = to aim for something.
"Time is slipping out of our hands. We desperately need to zero in on our working goals".
To be eye candy = being really attractive.
"When my brothers attend my night fashion events, they always fell for every eye candy girl going by. So narrow minded".
To take five = to relax for a short period.
"Hurry up, guys. The chairman is late so let's take five before he walks in".
To set by = to reserve for future use.
"It's ok to invest the money you earn, just set by a little sum for this summer!".
To have the guts = to have enough courage to do something.
"Join us for a mountain ride! Don't think you haven't the guts to do it, I saw you jumping off that cliff last time".
To get across = to make people understand something.
"The President tried to get his message across, but only some seemed to be listening".
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