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Chapter 1 Idioms

These idioms are based on A Day in the Life of an ESL Student by Edward Francis.
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to fill me into give me the details
humongousenormous, gigantic, huge, immense
to pin someone up againstto push someone up against something
to blabberto talk too much, to gab, to yak, to yap
to stretch one's legsto exercise one's legs after a period of inactivity
to run off at the mouthto talk too much, to gab, to yak, to yap
boozealcohol, liquor
to pester someoneto constantly bother or harrass someone
bombedhammered, loaded, smashed, very drunk
to gulp down somethingto drink something quickly
B.O.bad body odor (a hygiene problem)
appallingterrible, awful, dreadful
on the bright sideon the positive side
safe and soundsafely
spoiledpampered, getting anything one wants
a brata terrible child
to fling somethingto throw something wildly
to settle downto calm down
to burst into tearsto start to cry suddenly and loudly
jetlagfatigue caused by airplane travel
to get over something or someoneto recover from something or someone
a divea terrible old dirty place
to come across somethingto find something by accident
to feel at hometo feel comfortable in a new place
to get something behind someoneto forget a bad experience
in no timequickly, soon

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