ON THE CARDS: Meaning: to be likely to happen.
Example: "So you think they'll get married next year?" "I think it's on the cards."
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TURN BACK ON: Meaning: to stop being involved in something.
Example: The country cannot afford to turn its back on tourism.
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SO SO: Meaning: very, extremely, or to such a degree.
Example: The house is so beautiful.
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YOU BET: Meaning: used to emphasize a statement or to mean "certainly".
Example: "Are you coming to the party?" "You bet!"
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STAND DOWN: Meaning: to give up your official job or position.
Example: He's decided to stand down after 15 years as managing director.
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Google Translate translates my pudding is on fire as Pulmentum meum ardet, which Pulmentum is more like a stew, and ardet is more like the burning passion of love.
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do you think that the first person who said “i’m sorry for your loss” actually had something to do with it? like “yes, i did kill sally, and i feel the need to confess, but how do i do it in a way that i don’t become a suspect?”
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TIL. Some people say "case *and* point" instead of "case *in* point".
The former is incorrect of course.
It's possible I've come across the incorrect usage before, but it registered in me only today.
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