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Gail Brenner

Webster's New World: American Idioms Handbook

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  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    “The little boy couldn’t wait and accidentally went to the bathroom in his pants.”
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    urinate and defecate.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    American English does not use the term loo for toilet.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    the head

    the can

    the john
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    example, native speakers of American English prefer not to use the specific word “toilet.” So, rather than say “Where is the toilet,” which sounds a little crude, it’s much more common and polite to say:

    Where’s the men’s room (or ladies’ room)? (said in public places)
    I need to find a restroom. (said in public places)
    May I use your bathroom? (said in a private home)
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    up with the chickens
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    up at the crack of dawn
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Staying up late to work on a project is described as burning the midnight oil
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    Grammar Note: Don’t say “I slept late last night.” This doesn’t make sense, because the idiom sleep late means to sleep later than usual in the morning! Instead you can say “I stayed up late,” “I went to sleep late,” or “I went to bed late.”
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    o beddy-bye or go nighty-night
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