Go the whole hog: go through thoroughly.
e.g. The prosecutor went
the whole hog when he inspected the murder weapon.
Bushed:
exhausted.
e.g. After a hard day at the office, I'm
completely bushed.
Get the sack: fired; be dismissed from
work.
e.g. The company was downsizing, and he got the sack.
Easy on the eye: good looking.
e.g. I say, your
girlfriend is easy on the eye.
Act your age: behave yourself
according to your age..
e.g. You’re almost an adult. Come on, act your age, and stop behaving like a spoiled brat!
Get with it: hurry up and get busy.
e.g. Come on, get with it;
we’ve a lot to do.
In for it: likely to have trouble.
e.g. If you
don't listen to my advice, you're in for it.
No oil painting: ugly.
e.g. To tell the truth, the dress you bought me is no
oil painting.
By a long chalk: by a great
amount.
e.g. He lost his re-election by
a long chalk.
Get wise to: discover; realize.
e.g. Soon you’ll get wise
to what is really happening under the roof.
Stephen
Lau
Copyright©
by Stephen Lau
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