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SEE someone OFF
Airports and long-distance train stations have always seemed to me to have a sentimental feel. Parents leaving their grown-up children as they head back to university; lovers snatching a final kiss while they can; friends hugging and promising not to leave it so long til next time… they are places that are full of goodbyes.…
WIND someone UP
I hate it when people listen to music without headphones on public transport. My commute is a time to catch up on some work messages, or reply to those WhatsApps I haven’t got round to yet, or, if I’m lucky, read a book. If nothing else, it’s a time to look out the window and…
RIP someone OFF
Last year I bought some boots. Nice ones, made of black leather, with a sturdy sole and a long zip up the side. They weren’t cheap, and that’s fine – I wanted some boots to last me several years. However, this year, the zip starting getting stuck, and then became difficult to do up in…
RUB it IN
We can’t always do everything well. When we do something badly, sometimes we just want to forget about it. However, at times, we have that one friend or relative who likes to remind us of how badly we’ve done. And then telling us again later… and then again another day… just to make sure we…
DRAG ON
We’ve all been in situations that bore us. A tedious class at school, a film that isn’t as interesting as promised, or a work meeting that doesn’t hold our attention… you know, those times when you look at the clock every ten minutes and only two minutes have actually passed. meaning and examples If something…
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