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Idiom: an expression having a special meaning which is not clear from the usual meaning of the words in the expression




To get the ball rolling

Definition: to start something

EXAMPLE: He is the man who got the ball rolling on the project.

EXAMPLE: We must get the ball rolling before it is too late.



To hang on

Definition: to persevere

EXAMPLE: If you hang on, thing will get better

EXAMPLE: Debby is hanging on to the hope that she will get the job.



To make ends meet

Definition: to pay the bills

EXAMPLE: Sandy and Robert just make ends meet each month

EXAMPLE: To make ends meet, Tom must work at two jobs.



To burn the candle at both ends

Definition: to work too hard or be involved in too many activities

EXAMPLE: John is ill because he has been burning the candle at both ends.

EXAMPLE: I have got to stop burning the candle at both ends or I will be sick like John.




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