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I’m not going to hold my breath:

Use: I’ve heard that Starbucks is about to give away free cakes, but I’m not holding my breath.

Meaning: Indicates that you don’t expect anything to happen when used at the end of a phrase. If you held your breath until it happened, you would have an awful end.

Providing me with a sympathetic ear:

Use: He’s a genuinely kind individual. I’m always happy to lend you a shoulder if you’re having a rough time.

Meaning: To offer consolation and assistance during a trying or unfortunate time.

Outside and exploring

It is beyond expensive:

Use: Taking Jeff Bezos’ rocket into space will set you back a great deal of money.

I’m not going to hold my breath:

Use: I’ve heard that Starbucks is about to give away free cakes, but I’m not holding my breath.

Meaning: Indicates that you don’t expect anything to happen when used at the end of a phrase. If you held your breath until it happened, you would have an awful end.

Providing me with a sympathetic ear:

Use: He’s a genuinely kind individual. I’m always happy to lend you a shoulder if you’re having a rough time.

Meaning: To offer consolation and assistance during a trying or unfortunate time.

Outside and exploring

It is beyond expensive:

Use: Taking Jeff Bezos’ rocket into space will set you back a great deal of money. I wanted to get a ticket to see Taylor Swift, but they were really expensive.

Meaning: Extremely costly, a substantial sum of money.

A scam (sometimes known as a daylight robbery):

Use: It was a complete scam; I was going to purchase a drink at the movie theater.

Meaning: An item that is too costly in relation to its quality or quantity. Overpriced relative to its value. Someone is attempting to defraud you of money.

Sometimes, very seldom:

Use: At what point does he cover his own bar tab? He can be really harsh once in a blue moon.

Meaning: Seldom, very seldom. It is hardly common to see a blue moon.

Pigs have the ability to fly:

Use: When will all of humanity live in harmony and prosperity? When swine soar!

Meaning: Since pigs are incapable of flying, it will never occur.

A little too extravagant:

Use: He really puts up a show as a presenter, I must say, but I felt that it was a bit too extravagant.

Interpretation: Overly dramatic or excessive (an object, circumstance, or individual).

Having a conversation on the news

I’d heard rumors about it:

Use: Rumor has it that there will be a significant change.

Meaning: I obtained this data from an unreliable or unofficial source. It originated from a rumor or second or third hand source. A grapevine’s characteristic is that objects move along it.

You’re pointing the finger in the wrong direction, or holding the wrong end of the stick:

Use: If you believe that I left that letter, you’re barking up the wrong tree.

Meaning: Holding or pursuing an incorrect or misinformed belief. An alternative reality. I think you have the wrong individual.

A tad suspicious:

Use: There is a touch off about him, in my opinion.

Meaning: A little unusual, a little suspicious, a little hard to believe.

Straight from the source:

Use: You’ll have to receive the information right from the source if you’re interested in learning the truth.

Meaning: Find out the facts from the source who can attest to their veracity. the one who is the target of rumors or gossip.

Handling ambiguity or uncertainty

I can’t quite place it on my tongue:

Use: I am aware of the solution. I can just think about it now.

Meaning: You’re attempting to remember something but are having trouble quite recalling it, even if you feel like you could speak it.

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