Idioms

Fall - Phrasal Verbs

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Rare Bird :
A person or thing that is very unusual, especially due to a combination of typically incompatible features.

Example:
He's that rare bird, a bartender who doesn't drink alcohol.

fall flat on your/something's face

to not have the result you want or expect, especially when this is embarrassing

Example:
She fell flat on her face getting out of the car.

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Cram

Definition: if you have an exam soon and you try to learn a lot very quickly.

Example: She's cramming for her exam.

Scared him/her straight
when you shock or frighten someone to correct his/her bad behaviour.
Example:
I had a really bad drug addiction in college, but seeing my friend die from an overdose really scared me straight.

"The world is my oyster"
from Shakespeare's Macbeth play.

I can do whatever i want or i can go wherever i want
Example:
After the last ten months, however, he now knows the world is his oyster and that he has more options than he would have once believed.

"the be-all and end-all"

The idiom comes from Shakespeare (Macbeth play)

It means the best thing, the most important thing about something so that you don't need to look for anything else.

Example:
- Look, money is not the be-all and end-all.
- The point is that calories aren't the be-all and end-all of
nutrition.

"Lion's share"
The largest part of something
Ex:
I earn a lot, but the lion's share goes for taxes.

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