Meaning: What is bothering you?
Example- A; You seem disturbed today. What's eating you?
B: I just received my final grades. I will have to do better next semester.
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Idiom: Break the bank
Meaning= To spend all one's savings
Example: I want to buy a new car, but I don't want to break the bank doing it.
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Idiom: To turn a blind eye
Meaning: to pretend not to notice what someone is doing; to choose to ignore something
Example: The policeman saw my father driving without the seatbelt, but he just turned a blind eye and drove away.
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Idiom: To buy something
Meaning: to believe something
Example: A: This time I am going to finish the whole 26.2 miles marathon.
B: You said that before, but I don't buy it.
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Idiom: Blow off some steam
Meaning: to release anger or emotional tension
Example: I am sorry for yelling at you earlier, I was just blowing off some steam. The company I work for just opened a new location near my house and my manager does not want to approve my transfer.
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Idiom: To ditch someone
Meaning- to leave or lose someone on purpose
Example: I ditched my brother at the museum, and I went to meet my friends at the movie theater.
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Idiom: Ballpark figure
Meaning- an approximate number, an estimate
Example: A: How much will it cost to repair the radiator in my car?
B: I am not sure yet. I have to take a look at it.
A: Just give me a ballpark figure for the moment.
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