Fly

【PLAN】 [I]
AmE a plan that will fly will be successful and useful
　News is that the plan for the new hotel isn't going to fly .

fly a kite
to tell people about an idea, plan etc in order to get their opinion
　In my latest book, I wanted to fly the kite for an unfashionable theory.

go fly a kite
AmE spoken used to tell someone to go away, stop saying something, or stop annoying you

fly off the handle informal
to suddenly get very angry
　Calm down, Terry - there's no need to fly off the handle.

fly the flag
to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your country, organization etc
time flies also the hours/the days etc fly
used to say that a period of time seems to pass very quickly
　'Is it midnight already?' 'Well, you know what they say - time flies when you're having fun !'
time flies by
　The following weeks flew by, and soon it was time to leave.

【FLAG】 [I and T]
if a flag flies, or if you fly it, it is fixed to the top of a tall pole so that it can be easily seen
　After the invasion, people were forbidden to fly their national flag.
　The flags were flying cheerfully in the breeze.
　The government ordered that all flags should be flown at half mast (=halfway down the pole, in order to express public sadness at someone's death) .

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on the dot ---  exactly on time or at a particular time
　I'll be there on the dot.
So at 6:00 on the dot Dad came home, and of course he's in a great mood for some reason.

【PLAN】 [I]
AmE a plan that will fly will be successful and useful
　News is that the plan for the new hotel isn't going to fly .
That kind of thing doesn't fly these days.

for good --- permanently
　The injury may keep him out of football for good.
She'll take away my video games for good.

If you say that someone milks something, you mean that they get as much benefit or profit as they can from it, without caring about the effects this has on other people.
A few people tried to milk the insurance companies...
The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
informal to get as much money or as many advantages as you can from a situation, in a very determined and sometimes dishonest way
milk sb/sth for sth
　Their landlord regularly milks them for extra money by claiming for damage to his property.
　He seems to be milking the incident for all it's worth (=getting as much from it as possible) .
I've been milking the same book for the past five years.

A sleuth is a detective.

【WORRY】 [I] informal
to be anxious, nervous, or worried about something
　Let them sweat a bit before you tell them.
don't sweat it
AmE spoken used to tell someone not to worry about something
　Don't sweat it, I'll lend you the money.
no sweat
spoken used to say that you can do something easily
　'Are you sure you can do it on time?' 'Yeah, no sweat!'
So for me, book reports are no sweat.

keep one's `nose clean (infml ) 
avoid doing anything unacceptable, illegal, etc 
If you keep your nose clean, the boss might promote you. 
If someone gets off the hook or is let off the hook, they manage to
 get out of the awkward or unpleasant situation that they are in. (INFORMAL)
Now I've just got to keep my nose clean for a while and I'll be off the hook.


liberate --- to free someone from feelings or conditions that make 
their life unhappy or difficult
It really hasn't been as bad as I thought and in fact it has been kind of liberating.

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chew out --- scold harshly, as in
Dad will chew you out for taking the car without permission.

copy off ---  to cheat in an examination, schoolwork etc by looking
 at someone else's work and writing the same thing as they have,
as in 
He's super easy to copy off of because he always finishes his tests 
early and then just puts his paper on the floor next to him while he
 reads a science fiction novel or something.

pipe down----to stop talking or making a noise, and become calmer
 and less excited
　Everybody pipe down. There's no need to shout.

diss /d'ɪs/ (disses dissing dissed)If someone disses you, they 
criticize you unfairly or speak to you in a way that does not show 
respect. (INFORMAL)
He believes that his records speak for themselves and ignores
 those who diss him.

Today I got totally dissed by Christine. I asked her if she would be
 my lab partner for Science and she told me she already had partner.

di·o·ram·a (dīə-rămə, -rämə) n.
A three-dimensional miniature or life-size scene in which figures, 
stuffed wildlife, or other objects are arranged in a naturalistic 
setting against a painted background.

in the doghouse --- in disgrace; out of favour
Dad was in the dog house for a long time after that one.

klutz /kl'ʌts/ (klutzes)
You can refer to someone who is very clumsy or who seems stupid 
as a klutz. (mainly AM INFORMAL)

someone who drops things and falls easily

For some reason Dad has it in his head that Rowley is a klutz and 
that he's going to break something every time he comes over.

corny   --- too silly and repeated too often to be funny or interesting

We were watching some corny movie Rowley had where there 
were these kids that taught themselves a secret language that only 
they could understand.

sombrero --- a Mexican hat for men that is tall with a wide, round brim ¹ turned up at the edges

babble --- to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand 
or sounds silly
　I have no idea what he was babbling on about.
incoherent --- not expressed or organized clearly, and therefore 
difficult to understand; speaking in a way that cannot be
 understood, because you are drunk, feeling a strong emotion etc

gibberish --- something you write or say that has no meaning, 
or is very difficult to understand
= nonsense
Rowley starts babbling all of this incoherent gibberish.

Rowley was so out of it he didn't really realize it was just a dream.
It means their not fully able to concentrate or participate in the 
surrounding events.

bug and tar
I made the mistake of using Brillo to rub off all the bugs and tar spots.

Mom and Dad couldn't peg it on me.

get away/off scot-free  (informal)

to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect 
If you don't take out a complaint against him he'll get off 
scot-free!

chief cook and bottlewasher --- a person in charge of numerous 
duties, both vital and trivial, as in 
We have no secretaries or clerks; the department head is chief cook 
and bottlewasher and does it all.

Check In

AmE check in
to leave your bags at an official place so they can be put on a plane 
or a train, or to take someone's bags in order to do this
　Any luggage over five kilos must be checked in.
AmE to call someone to tell them that you are safe or where you are
　He just called to check in and tell them how he was doing.
check on / [check on sb/sth] phr v
to make sure that someone or something is safe, is in a satisfactory
 state, or is doing what they should be doing
　Honey, can you go upstairs and check on the kids?
　My neighbour comes in once a week to check on things and feed the fish.
to try to find out if something is true or correct
　He wanted to check on the girl's story.

Ways to cook eggs

Over Easy - Eggs cooked "over easy" means that it gets fried on both sides, but the yolk stays runny. To make one, you cook the raw egg just until the whites are set on the bottom, then you quickly flip it over to cook the other side. "Over" refers to flipping the egg, and "easy" refers to the doneness of the yolk. You can also cook eggs "over medium" and "over hard," depending on how cooked you prefer the yolk!

Sunny Side Up - This means that the egg is fried just on one side. The yolk is still completely liquid and the whites on the surface are barely set. You can cover the pan briefly to make sure the whites are cooked or baste them with butter. We've always assumed that the name refers to the way this egg looks like the morning sun.

Boiled eggs are eggs cooked by immersion in boiling water with their shells unbroken. Hard-boiled eggs are either boiled long enough for the egg white and then the egg yolk tosolidify, or they are left in hot water to cool down, which will gradually solidify them, while a soft-boiled egg yolk, and sometimes even the white, remains at least partially liquid.

The egg timer was so-named due to its common usage in timing the boiling of eggs. Boiled eggs are a popular breakfast food in many countries around the world.

Eggs cooked in water without their shells are known as poached eggs. 

Fried eggs are fried on both sides with the yolks broken until set or hard.

Eggs on a roll 麵包夾蛋

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go buck-----go naked
in the buff------naked
au natural-------naked
skinny dipping------nude swimming
confide in-----trust someone enough to tell them  of a secret or private matter
space out------stop paying attention and just look in front of you without thinking
get it on------to have sex
polish off------to finish food , work, etc quickly , or easily
put him on the spot------

We're still trying to establish an identity

"We're still trying to establish an identity," Hawks coach Larry Drew said. "That may take a little time to do."