a change is as good as a rest
Doing something different from one's routine is as refreshing as taking a break from work altogether.
Time & daily life · Nhịp sống 348
Mornings, deadlines missed, and the rhythm of ordinary days.
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a creaking door hangs longest
Someone who is apparently in poor health may well outlive the ostensibly-stronger.
a grey area
A situation without clear rules or boundaries, where the right answer is unclear.
a house is not a home
A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.
a promise made is a promise kept
A promise that one makes should be or can be considered a promise that one will certainly honor.
a rip-off
Something priced far above its real value; a cheat.
a woman's work is never done
Housework, which is generally considered women's work, is never finished.
about that life
Having or desiring an ostentatious lifestyle, especially involving sex, drugs, and violence.
African time
A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Africans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
age like milk
To age very badly; to look bad in hindsight, or after time has passed.
age out
To become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.
age up
To get older; to advance in age
all dogged up
Wearing stylish and fancy clothing, having dressed up.
all ears
Listening intently; fully focused or awaiting an explanation.
all politics is local
Ultimately, constituents and voters are concerned most about issues that affect their personal lives and home communities, and they vote accordingly.
all the world's a stage
People have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre.
an egg's age
A very long time.
answer up
To come forth with a prompt answer.
around the clock
When something is done all day and all night without stopping.
art is long, life is short
Art is more enduring than an individual's lifetime.
as easy as ABC
Extremely easy; requiring no skill at all.
batch up
To line up multiple tasks to be executed at once in order to improve efficiency.
beat up
To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
beer o'clock
The time of the first beer (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
better one word in time than two afterwards
You should speak at the right time, or you will miss the opportunity to make a difference.
big up
To increase one's muscle mass.
black people's time
Synonym of African time or Colored People's Time.
bop it up
To party for a long time; to have a good time.
Buck Rogers time
A prison sentence whose parole date is scheduled extremely far in the future.
bugger about
To waste time; to spend time on trivial tasks.
bundy on
To check in; to clock in.
bunk up
To sleep in the same house, room or bed as someone else.
burn the midnight oil
To work or study late into the night.
call it a day
To declare the end of a task.
can't live with them, can't live without them
There is a hopeless, ongoing conflict between annoyance with someone or something and need for that same person or thing.
caribbean time
A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Caribbeans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
carpe diem
Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.
chalk up
To achieve something.
chaw up
To do for; to finish or use up.
check in with oneself
To analyze one's thoughts and emotions with a view to self-improvement.
check on
To personally verify that (someone or something) is safe, copacetic, appropriate or satisfactory.
chin up
To face a situation cheerfully or with confidence.
chipper up
To make or become more chipper; to cheer up.
chop and change
Change opinions repeatedly and abruptly.
civvy street
The condition or status of a civilian; civilian life.
clean up after
To clean areas and things that (somebody) has touched or dirtied.
clear as day
Quite clear.
clock down
To tick, buzz or become marked to indicate the passage of time.
clock on
To record one's time of arrival at work, traditionally by inserting one's card into a timestamping machine.
clock onto
Synonym of clock on (but used transitively).
clock out
To end work; to officially record a time when one terminates a period of work.
clock up
To accumulate (an amount of time or experience).
coffee up
To buy, make or drink a coffee.
Colored People Time
Synonym of Colored People's Time.
Colored People's Time
A notional system of time (or time zone) which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to African Americans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be tardy.
couch up
To use, sit on or sleep on a couch.
count down
To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
CP Time
Synonym of Colored People's Time.
crack a book
To open a book and study, often used of someone who rarely does.