[turn off] {v.} 1. To stop by turning a knob or handle or by working a switch; to cause to be off. * /He turned the water off./ * /He […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ring a bell

[ring a bell] {v. phr.} To make you remember something; sound familiar. * /Not even the cat's meowing seemed to ring a bell with Judy. She still forgot to feed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1892-1980), Hollywood actress To err is human, but it feels divine.

Do you Speak English? - funny commercial

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go down

[go down] {v. phr.} 1. To deteriorate in quality. * /This hotel, which used to be one of the best, has gone down during the […]

short and sweet

[short and sweet] {adj.} Brief and to the point. * /Henry's note to his father was short and sweet. He wrote, "Dear Dad, […]