Be like chalk and cheese Have (your) ups and downs Make up Falling-out Talk behind someone’s back Story Max and I started talking only because we were lab partners in chemistry class. Nobody could imagine we’d become friends. We were like chalk and cheese. Max liked movies, I liked reading. He liked going out, I …
Bond over something Hit it off Get on like a house on fire Know somebody inside out Stick together through thick and thin Story This is a photo of Tommy, my best friend. Tommy and I bonded over music. We both wanted to be rock stars. It was the ‘80s and even though we were …
Go back a long way Friend Stay in touch Drift apart Bump into Story My friend Akari and I go back a long way. We’ve known each other for over 15 years. It’s crazy when you think about it. We met online, on one of these language exchange platforms. She wanted to learn English and …
Flat broke Throw your money around Shop around A steal Be ripped off Story My brother-in-law never had a lot of money. In fact, he was flat broke for most of his adult life. Well, that was until two years ago, when he finally started his own company and became incredibly successful. He made a …
Thrifty Splurge on Be sold out Cost an arm and a leg Dip into Story So, I’m normally pretty thrifty. I prefer not to spend my money on unnecessary stuff, you never know what could happen… But I’ve been a Backstreet Boys fan ever since I was a little girl and when I found out …
Get by Save up Take out (a loan) Chip in Pay off Story My wife and I used to have relatively good jobs. She was a teacher and I was a salesman for a small local company. We didn’t make a lot of money but it was enough to get by. When we retired we …
Spice up A recipe for disaster Turn sour Grill someone Let someone stew Story Last month I met my friend Mike. Mike has been married to Sophie for 23 years. Could you believe it? 23 years! Well, as you can imagine, it’s not easy to keep things interesting in a relationship after such a long …
Help yourself to Wolf down Not agree Pick at Send out for Story Last night, I came home after a long day at work, I decided to try a new French recipe. It was quite complicated so it took me two hours to cook. I quickly set the table and put the food in the …
Mouthwatering Hearty breakfast Light meal Spoil (one’s) appetite Food poisoning Story Last week, Josh and I came back from our trip! We had so much fun. We were very lucky with the weather and the place was amazing! And the food! The food was mouthwatering! Well, for the most part… The thing is, normally, both …
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