bread and butter- basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing)
eg. The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.
bring home the bacon- earn your family`s living
eg. Recently he has been working very hard trying to bring home the bacon. He has no time to do anything else.
butter up- flatter someone to try to get their favor or friendship
He spends most of his free time trying to butter up his boss so that he won`t have to work so hard.
carrot and stick- promising to reward or punish someone at the same time
eg. The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.
chew the fat- chat
eg. We stayed up very late last night chewing the fat about our university days.
coffee break- a break from work to rest and drink coffee
eg. We usually take a 15-minute coffee break every morning about 10 o`clock.
cool as a cucumber- calm, not nervous or anxious
eg. He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything. |
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