A THING OR TWO: a lot. Used with “know” or “teach.” I know a thing or two about fishing boats. I worked on a salmon boat in Alaska one summer.

💙Idiom Of The Day 💙”Escape one’s notice” – to not be noticed 💙”The fact that my library books were overdue escaped my notice.” 💙”The hard work of the employee did not escape the manager’s notice.” 💙”My appointment with the dentist escaped my notice.”

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER: happening soon. An American politician during the Great Depression liked to say, “Prosperity is right around the corner.”

SHAKE ON (something): agree to something; shake hands and agree to something. Quartz: <

A wake-up call 警钟

Bite the bullet 咬紧牙关 迎难而上

Bang on about something 喋喋不休

Microworker 微工人

💙Idiom Of The Day 💙”A creature of habit” – a person who always does the same things in the same way 💙”The man is a creature of habit and always goes to the same restaurant to eat.” 💙”My grandmother is a creature of habit and likes to do the same things every day.”

CONVERSATION PIECE: something you have in your house that makes people talk about it. Let’s buy that big plate! It’ll be a conversation piece.