As easy as pie: very easy.
"I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie."
Be a piece of cake: be very easy.
A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake."
Be on the road: be traveling.
"You won't be able to contact me tomorrow because I'll be on the road."
Be over: be finished; end.
"I can't see you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until then."
Feel blue: feel sad and depressed.
"I'm feeling blue because I haven't had any mail except bills for a long, long time."
Lend someone a hand: help someone.
"I can't do this alone. Can you lend me a hand?"
Lousy: terrible; very bad.
"Why did you speak so rudely to your grandmother? That was a lousy thing to do!"
Call it a day: stop work for the day.
"It's late and you've accomplished a lot. Why don't you call it a day?"
Chow: food.
"How's the chow in the university cafeteria?"
Take it easy: relax.
"I don't have any special vacation plans. I'm just going to take it easy."
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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