[go to pot] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be ruined; become bad; be destroyed. * /Mr. Jones' health has gone to pot./ * /The motel business went to pot when the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

rack and ruin

[rack and ruin] {n. phr.} Complete decay; condition of decline. * /The entire house had been so neglected that it had gone to rack and ruin./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Rita Rudner

U.S. comedienne My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpets or ruin our lives. www.english-slang.com

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Charles M. Schulz

(1922--) U.S. cartoonist Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.

24 English Accents

Listen how it sounds in: British - Southern English - East - London - Cockney. British (Jamaican influenced) - Southern […]

hard cheese

[hard cheese] {n.} Bad luck.

give or take

[give or take] {v, phr.} To add or subtract. Used with a round number or date to show how approximate it is. * /The house […]

half

[half] See: [GO HALVES], [GO OFF HALF-COCKED] also [GO OFF AT HALF COCK], [IN HALF], [SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE […]

come down with

[come down with] {v.}, {informal} To become sick with; catch. * /We all came down with the mumps./ * /After being out in the […]

let the chips fall where they may

[let the chips fall where they may] {v. phr.} To pay no attention to the displeasure caused others by your actions. * /The […]

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A starting point for ESL learners who want to study English through the Web. This site is being constantly updated, so your […]