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Meaning: To do better than everybody else, usually in a performance.

Examples:

The actor who played the lawyer was really good. She stole the show!

My son stole the show at his piano recital. I’m so proud of him!

Whenever we have a performance she always steals the show! I’m so envious!

Pop Quiz:

Stealing the show is a…

A.  Good thing.

B.  Bad thing.

C.  Neutral thing.

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Here are some very, very short movie and TV clips using our latest Idiom of the Week. Just click on them to listen to/watch them…

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Meaning: To speak with someone honestly.

Examples:

I will level with you because I don’t want to lie.

Level with me. I want to know your honest opinion.

Why don’t you level with her?

 

Pop Quiz:

If someone wants to level with you, they want to…

A. Measure your height.

B. Be honest with you.

C. Have the same height as you.

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Here’s a New Yorker cartoon using our latest Idiom of the Week. Get it?

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Meaning: To make contact with someone again; to contact someone to talk about something again.

Examples:

I will touch base with you next week.

I just want to touch base with you on the topic we talked about before.

Let’s touch base on this later.

Pop Quiz:

If someone wants to touch base with you, they want to…

A. Talk again with you.

B. Go to the baseball stadium with you.

C. Get or give an update on something from or to you.

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Meaning: A hereditary health problem; expressed as “Something runs in someone’s family.”

Examples:

Baldness runs in my family. If you look at our family reunion photos you see a lot of shiny heads!

You should tell your doctor if heart disease runs in your family.

Diabetes runs in her family but luckily she doesn’t have it.

Pop Quiz:

If something runs in someone’s family, it….

A.  Is genetic.

B.  Isn’t genetic.

C.  All of the above.

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