1. wishy-washy: uncommitted; without an opinion of one's own.
"Don't be so wishy-washy. Tell us how you really feel."
2. two-faced: deceitful; disolyal; someone who pretends to be a friend but isn't.
"I thought he was my friend, but he's two-faced. He says nice things to me when we're together, but makes jokes about me when we aren't
3. pooped: very tired; exhausted.
"I went to bed really early last night. I was pooped!"
4. pull an all-nighter: study or work all night without getting any sleep.
A: "You look really tired."B: "I am. I pulled an all-nighter to get ready for the meeting this morning."
5. pull someone's leg: tease someone by trying to make her/him believe somethingthat's exaggerated or untrue.
A: "Wow! Carl has done some really amazing things!"B: "Don't believe everything he tells you. He was probably pulling your leg."
6. over one's head: too difficult or complicated for someone to understand.
"This explanation of cgi scripting is over my head.Can you explain it in a less technical way?"
7. make a mountain out of a molehill: make something seem much more important than it really is.
"Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about.You're making a mountain out of a molehill."
8. live from hand to mouth: survive on very little money; have only enough moneyto pay for basic needs.
"Chuck and Alice are living from hand to mouth since Chuck lost his job."
9. live and let live: don't unnecessarily make things difficult;do as you wish and let others do as they wish.
"I'm not going to criticize Alice's family just because their habitsare a little stran
ge. My motto is 'Live and let live.'"
10. go with the flow: take things as they come.
"There's no need to worry. Everything will be OK if you just go with the flow."
"Don't be so wishy-washy. Tell us how you really feel."
2. two-faced: deceitful; disolyal; someone who pretends to be a friend but isn't.
"I thought he was my friend, but he's two-faced. He says nice things to me when we're together, but makes jokes about me when we aren't
3. pooped: very tired; exhausted.
"I went to bed really early last night. I was pooped!"
4. pull an all-nighter: study or work all night without getting any sleep.
A: "You look really tired."B: "I am. I pulled an all-nighter to get ready for the meeting this morning."
5. pull someone's leg: tease someone by trying to make her/him believe somethingthat's exaggerated or untrue.
A: "Wow! Carl has done some really amazing things!"B: "Don't believe everything he tells you. He was probably pulling your leg."
6. over one's head: too difficult or complicated for someone to understand.
"This explanation of cgi scripting is over my head.Can you explain it in a less technical way?"
7. make a mountain out of a molehill: make something seem much more important than it really is.
"Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about.You're making a mountain out of a molehill."
8. live from hand to mouth: survive on very little money; have only enough moneyto pay for basic needs.
"Chuck and Alice are living from hand to mouth since Chuck lost his job."
9. live and let live: don't unnecessarily make things difficult;do as you wish and let others do as they wish.
"I'm not going to criticize Alice's family just because their habitsare a little stran
ge. My motto is 'Live and let live.'"10. go with the flow: take things as they come.
"There's no need to worry. Everything will be OK if you just go with the flow."
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