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He kept complaining about the broken printer all morning. (HARPED)
He harped on about the broken printer all morning.
Outsourcing for years destroyed the industry’s strength. (OUT)
→ Outsourcing …. core.
Outsourcing for years hollowed out the industry’s core.
He rejected the job offer without hesitation. (KISSED)
He kissed off the job offer.
His failure taught him never to cheat again. (LESSON)
→ His …. pay.
His failure was an abject lesson in why cheating doesn’t pay.
She writes advice for troubled readers in a magazine column. (AGONY)
→ She works …. weekly magazine.
She works as an agony aunt in the weekly magazine.
He died for cancer at just 38 years old. (DEATH)
→ He suffered …. from cancer.
He suffered a premature death at the age of 38 from cancer.
His leadership was crucial to the team’s success. (FORCE)
→ He … success.
He was the driving force behind the team’s success.
He looked extremely angry after the meeting. (THUNDER)
→ He had a face like thunder after the meeting.
He answered all the questions quickly without hesitation. (OFF)
He rattled off all the answers.
The thieves cleared the entire safe. (OUT)
The thieves emptied out the safe.
He twisted and turned in extreme pain. (AGONY)
He writhed in agony.
They confronted each other with intense aggression. (STOOD)
They stood eyeball to eyeball in confrontation.
He commited fraud but wasn’t punished. (SCOT-FREE)
He got away scot-free after committing fraud.
He beat his competitor by a tiny margin. (EDGED)
He edged out his competitor.
The tax increase was so severe that it pushed small businesses to the limit. (PIPS)
The government taxed small businesses till the pips squeak.
He memorized the speech without understanding it. (PARROT)
He memorized the speech parrot fashion.
The company collected vast amounts of user data. (UP)
The company vacuumed up vast amounts of user data.
Stop wasting time and start your homework! (FIDDLING)
Stop fiddling around and do your homework.
He got overly excited talking about his favorite video game. (GEEKED)
He totally geeked out over his favorite video game.
All his promises meant nothing in the end. (HILL)
All his promises doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.
He lost everything and was emotionally broken. (ROCK)
He hit rock bottom.
This year’s sales follow the same trend as last year. (SIMILAR)
This year’s sales show a similar pattern to last year’s.
He was treated better than the others. (TREATMENT)
He received preferential treatment.
He made an unprepared remark during the meeting. (OFF-THE-CUFF)
He made an off-the-cuff remark.
He lives in a remote area without electricity or internet.
He lives off the grid.
He spent the whole weekend doing absolutely nothing.
He just vegged out all weekend.
He tricked me into buying a fake watch. (PALMED)
He palmed off a fake watch on me.
Despite criticism, the company increased its investment.
Despite criticism, the company doubled down on its investment plan.
He was reluctant to sell his car.
He didn’t want to part with his car.
