When you are very nervous we say you are a bundle of nerves. Calm down and be cool. Can you imagine a bundle of nerves? It would be crazy for sure.

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When you are very nervous we say you are a bundle of nerves. Calm down and be cool. Can you imagine a bundle of nerves? It would be crazy for sure.

Here is how I use it in a sentence.

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When someone does exactly as you, we say they are a copy cat. Learn where this interesting idiom came from.

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When someone does exactly as you, we say they are a copy cat. Learn where this interesting idiom came from.

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The idiom is saying that you cannot teach older people something new. Of course that is not true at all.

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The idiom is saying that you cannot teach older people something new. Of course that is not true at all.

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I do hope you think this program is all the rage. It means that it is modern and a fad. But more than a fad I want to help you learn idiomatic expressions. Listen how I use all the rage.

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I do hope you think this program is all the rage. It means that it is modern and a fad. But more than a fad I want to help you learn idiomatic expressions. Listen how I use all the rage.

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When someone is all talk and no action that means they talk about doing something but never do it. Here are a few examples and the pronunciation.

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When someone is all talk and no action that means they talk about doing something but never do it. Here are a few examples and the pronunciation.

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This is from the years when we were heavy into the space race. All systems are go means that everything is ready. Here is another way to say it.

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This is from the years when we were heavy into the space race. All systems are go means that everything is ready. Here is another way to say it.

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When the game stops, it is all over. When something is all over, it is done. Here are some more examples.

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When the game stops, it is all over. When something is all over, it is done. Here are some more examples.

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This means that the people who were only doing a few things are now doing a lot. Hear how I explain in a phrase.

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This means that the people who were only doing a few things are now doing a lot. Hear how I explain in a phrase.

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It has been said that you can lead a horse to water, but will he drink? Maybe. In life, we can show people what they should do. But will they do it? Maybe… Listen to this idiomatic expression.

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It has been said that you can lead a horse to water, but will he drink? Maybe. In life, we can show people what they should do. But will they do it? Maybe… Listen to this idiomatic expression.

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What you do comes back to you, always and generally in greater proportion. Listen in.

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What you do comes back to you, always and generally in greater proportion. Listen in.

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