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Mr. Morgan’s Last Love
12.01.2014
| lose track of something/someone | to no longer be informed or know about something or someone |
| oblige someone to do something | to require someone to do something |
| homesick | Acutely longing for one's family or home |
| oblivion | The condition or quality of being completely forgotten |
| wither | Fig. [for someone or something] to be ignored or neglected and thereby be wasted |
| botch something up | to mess something up; to do a bad job of something |
| bide one’s time | to wait patiently |
| bimbo | Slang A woman regarded as vacuous or as having an exaggerated interest in her sexual appeal. |
| significant other |  A person, such as a family member or close friend, who is important or influential in one's life
US a spouse or lover
|
| not dwell on something | to not spend a lot of time thinking or talking about something |
| shining example | vivid, bright, significant example of something |
| take a rain check | (American) (to ask) to do something at a later time. Thanks for inviting me to dinner, but can I take a rain check on it? |
| get on the same page about something/read from the same page | Cliché share the same understanding of something |
| freak someone out | to shock or disorient someone |
| wing something | to do the best that you can in a situation that you are not prepared for or to improvise; to do something extemporaneously |
| fresh out of something | just now having sold or used up the last of something |
| get caught in the middle | to be in a difficult situation because two people who you know well are arguing and both of them criticize each other to you |
| off the top of my head | from quick recollection, or as an approximation; without research or calculation; - a phrase used when giving quick and approximate answers to questions, to indicate that a response is not necessarily accurate. |
| defiance | Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist |
| wear heart on one’s sleeve | Fig. to display one's feelings openly and habitually, rather than keep them private. |
| intimidating | discouraging through fear |
| pushover | One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of. |
| for the long haul | Fig. long term; over a long period of time |
| wallow in something | Fig. to experience an abundance of something |
| light up something/somewhere | to add excitement to a place or thing |
| look sharp | act or move at high speed |
| wreath | A ring or circlet of flowers, boughs, or leaves worn on the head, placed on a memorial, or hung as a decoration. |
| burp | a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth |
| knock one's block off | Sl. to hit someone hard in the head |
| equity | Equity is what a person, company, or account has to its name if all debts were liquidated. |
| riff-raff | an impolite way of describing people from a low social class, especially people who behave badly |
| go through with something | 1. to complete something the outcome of which is troubling or doubtful; to do something in spite of problems and drawbacks 2. to do something you planned or promised to do |
| oddbody | crank; eccentric; odd fish |
| be off one's nut | to be crazy |
| beat it | slang to go away immediately |
| emporium | A place where various goods are bought and sold; a marketplace. |
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