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(food)
1.what? You paid $700 for these plants? Are you nuts?

2. John is good at mathematics so the maths test yesterday was a piece of cake for him.

3. I like shopping at Uniqlo I can buy quite nice clothes for peanuts.

4. Don't just sit infont of TV all day! You are becoming a couch potato!

5. The new DVD player that I bought was a lemon. I broken down 2 days after I bought it.

6. Joe went bananas when he head he won the lottery.

Explanations:

1. nuts : very crazy
2. a piece of cake : something that is very easy to do
3. peanuts : very cheap, a small amount of money
4. a couch potato : someone who spends a lot of time sitting in front of TV
5. a lemon : something that does not work ( usually anectrical appliance or machenical item)
6. to go bananas : to go crazy

(time)
1. Right now I don't have enough money to buy a new car, so for the time being, I have to drive a second-hand car.

2. There is no need to hurry, so take your time, relax and enjoy your breakfast

3. I had nothing to do while waiting for my brother at home, so I played PS3 to kill time

4. I have no intention of getting married at this point in time.

5. My boss gave me a hard time when I failed to finished the report yesterday.

6. The time is right to buy a new house because the mortage rate is really low

7. You look really busy. Did I catch you at a bad time?

8. You're never home. When I call you, nobody answer the phone, nine times out of ten.


Explanations:

1. for the time being: just for the present moment, temporarily

2. to take your time: not to hurry

3. to kill time : to waste time while waiting for someone or something to happen.

4. at this point in time : now, at this time

5. to give someone a hard time : to critizied, or to make fun of someone.

6. the time is right : it is good time to do something

7. to catch someone at a bad time: to visit or call a person when it's inconvinient.

8. nine times out of ten : very often


(weather)1. John is a fair-weather friend. He was nice to me when I had a good job and a lot of money, but ever I lost my job, he has stoppped seeing me.

2. I've been feeling under the weather lately and have lost my appetile.

3. I can't go to the party on Sunday, because I am snowed under with work.

4. She has musical talent so leaning to play the piano is a breeze for her.

5. He is very cautious person. Each month he saves half of his salary for a rainy day.

6. The pilitician is full of hot air. He makes a lot of promises but never keeps them.


Explanations:

1. a fair-weather friend : someone who doesn't help when friend is in trouble.

2. under the weather: sick

3. snowed under : very busy

4. a breeze : something is very easy for a person to do

5. to save something for a rainy day : to prepared for possible problems in the future, usually by saving money.

6. full of hot air : talking a lot but never doing what one says.
 
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