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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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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Add up
Meaning: To make a mathematical totalExample: 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 lotExample: 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. |
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