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Meaning: a miserable and unpleasant life
Example: Mark's been leading a dog's life since he was fired from the job. Read on
Meaning: the center of a target
Example: It can't hurt to go right for the bull's eye - there's nothing wrong with getting things right the first time. Read on
Meaning: argue jealously and violently all the time
Example: The married couple fought like cat and dog the entire time they were together. Read on
Meaning: to play with or tease someone
Example: The cops do not like playing cat and mouse games with the culprits before catching them. Read on
Meaning: do or say something that causes trouble and make a lot of people angry or worried
Example: The foreigner put the cat among the pigeons when he made some sensitive comments about the people's religion. Read on
Meaning: The responsibility for a situation or a problem with somebody.
Example: the buck stops with Read on
Meaning: a difficult, controversial, or obvious problem that no one wants to talk about or mention because the subject is problematic, uncomfortable, or awkward
Example: When Geoff arrived at the meeting yesterday, he had a huge black eye. He gave us no explanation, and nobody dared ask him about it. So we sat there for the whole morning with this elephant in the room. Read on
Meaning: an expensive item with no use or purpose
Example: Everyone thought the Olympic stadiums would be a white elephant after the closing ceremony. Read on
Meaning: mentally go somewhere surreal or strange
Example: Peter is having another one of his parties on Friday. Time to go down the rabbit hole again. Read on
Meaning: something that is pointless
Example: The chancellor has a plan to increase taxes, thinking that this would improve the economy. It would bring owls to Athens. Read on
