take it easy: relax.
"I don't have any special vacation plans. I'm just going to take it easy."
tell a white lie: say something that isn't true in order not to hurt or offend someone.
"The cake that Susan made tasted terrible, but I knew that shemade it because she wanted to please me, so when she askedif I liked it, I told a white lie and said it was good."
toss something: throw something away; put something in the trash.
"These shoes are worn out. I guess I'll have to toss them."
tough: difficult.
"Question number three is a tough one.Do you know the answer?"
There, there.: expression of comfort.
"There, there. Everything's going to be OK."
tight-fisted: very frugal; unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.
A: Do you think Charlie will donate any money to the activities fund?
B: No way! He's too tight-fisted!
a tightwad: someone who is very frugal and unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.
A: Will Charlie donate any money to the activities fund?
B: Absolutely not! He's a real tightwad!"
tricky: easily confused or misunderstood.
"This problem is tricky. I don't really understand it."
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.
"I don't have any special vacation plans. I'm just going to take it easy."
tell a white lie: say something that isn't true in order not to hurt or offend someone.
"The cake that Susan made tasted terrible, but I knew that shemade it because she wanted to please me, so when she askedif I liked it, I told a white lie and said it was good."
toss something: throw something away; put something in the trash.
"These shoes are worn out. I guess I'll have to toss them."
tough: difficult.
"Question number three is a tough one.Do you know the answer?"
There, there.: expression of comfort.
"There, there. Everything's going to be OK."
tight-fisted: very frugal; unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.
A: Do you think Charlie will donate any money to the activities fund?
B: No way! He's too tight-fisted!
a tightwad: someone who is very frugal and unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.
A: Will Charlie donate any money to the activities fund?
B: Absolutely not! He's a real tightwad!"
tricky: easily confused or misunderstood.
"This problem is tricky. I don't really understand it."
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.