20121203

Ears are burning

If your ears are burning, you sense or know that people somewhere else are talking about you in an unpleasant way.
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Ears are burning

If your ears are burning, you sense or know that people somewhere else are talking about you in an unpleasant way.
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Add up


Meaning: To make a mathematical total
Example: We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct

Add up


Meaning: To make a mathematical total
Example: We ADDED UP the bill to check it was correct

Ache for


Meaning: Want something or someone a lot
Example: My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her.

Ache for


Meaning: Want something or someone a lot
Example: My partner's been away for a fortnight- I am ACHING FOR her.

20121202

tongue in cheek




When someone speaks tongue-in-cheek, that means they're joking and kidding.
He always speaks tongue-in-cheek, he never takes things seriously.