"paint the town red"
To go out and enjoy yourself in bars and clubs, etc.
ex: After my final exams, I’m going to go out and paint the town red!
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"paint the town red"
To go out and enjoy yourself in bars and clubs, etc.
ex: After my final exams, I’m going to go out and paint the town red!
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"to tell you the truth"
To be open and honest with you. (Used to introduce a statement)
ex: To tell you the truth, I’m surprised that he’s done so well on his own.
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"sign on the dotted line"
To make a legal promise that you must keep.
ex: Be sure to consult a lawyer before you sign on the dotted line.
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"tip of the iceberg"
The smallest sign of a much larger problem.
ex: When house prices started falling in 2007, that was just the tip of the iceberg.
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"be sitting pretty"
To be in a good situation with many advantages.
ex: We’re sitting pretty because the car loan is paid off, the car is running great and it still looks like new!
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"caught between a rock and a hard place"
In a difficult situation, in which any choice that you make will have a bad result.
ex: Paul was caught between a rock and a hard place when his car broke down and the rent was due.
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"one and the same" (of two things or people)
Exactly alike.
ex: These days business and sports are one in the same.
(Sometimes people incorrectly say “one in the same”)
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