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Game face?

To have your game face on is to start taking the job at hand seriously. 2013-01-22 10:42

Child in a candy store?

It's a feeling that you have everything you want in the world all to yourself. 2013-01-18 13:06

Blame the brass?

Top brass means officials at the very top. The brass stands for the company's bosses as a group. 2013-01-15 13:56

Tall task

A tall task is something difficult of accomplishment, if not entirely impossible. 2013-01-11 11:24

Eat the cake and still have it?

It means you can't have the action and not have its consequences as well. 2013-01-08 16:31

Kobe's such a big head

The big-headed person tends to think himself as better, smarter and more important than he really is. 2012-12-28 10:30

Raising the red flag

Raising the red flag is a warning sign, signaling you'd better be careful. 2012-12-25 10:46

Stumbling out of the gate

It means things did not work out initially. 2012-12-21 11:26

Square pegs?

People who are square pegs don't fit in with their group. 2012-12-18 13:00

Turn the page?

For people to turn the page means they're ready to make a fresh start. 2012-12-14 12:50

Go-to street camera?

Here, they are asking whether anyone prefers using their Smartphone in the street to a digital camera. 2012-12-11 13:24

Fiscal cliff?

It's a metaphor that refers to the steep fiscal difficulties. 2012-12-07 11:01

End game?

When the end game is near, the final result is approaching. 2012-12-04 11:28

Copycat or pirated?

This article tells you the difference between copycat and pirate. 2012-11-27 10:57

Murdoch's right hand man

Right-hand man refers to one's most able and trusted confidant or assistant. 2012-11-23 10:25

He said, she said

This means we have no way of knowing exactly what has happened between the two. 2012-11-20 11:28

Cookie-cutter excuses?

I never believe my students when they give me cookie-cutter excuses for why they didn’t do their homework. 2012-11-16 10:38

Playing possum?

It means someone burying their head in the sand, not making an all-out effort. 2012-11-13 14:05

Back seat?

Back seat is a secondary position, one that is less significant, less responsible. 2012-11-09 12:25

Airbrushed image

An airbrushed image is an improved image, one that is retouched, edited or doctored. 2012-11-06 10:00

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