English idioms related to Everyday Life

English idioms related to Everyday Life - Socializing

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to give sb some skin
phrase
to slap one's palm against the palm of another person as a way of greeting or congratulating them
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to rub shoulders with sb
phrase
to have the opportunity to spend time with a famous person, whether professionally or socially
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to chew the fat
phrase
to enjoy a friendly talk with a person for a long period of time
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to shoot the breeze
phrase
to keep talking with a person about no particular subject
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to break the ice
phrase
to make two or more strangers get comfortable with each other and engage in a conversation
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hello stranger
interjection
used for greeting a person whom one has not seen for a significant period of time
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small talk
noun
brief and polite conversation about random subjects, often in a social setting
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a sight for sore eyes
phrase
someone or something that when seen makes one very pleased
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penny for your thoughts
phrase
used as a question when one wants to know what another person has in mind at the moment
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speak / talk of the devil
sentence
said when one is in the middle of a conversation about a particular person and that person suddenly shows up
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not be a stranger
sentence
used to ask a departing person to keep visiting or communicating with one
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to overstay / outstay one's welcome
phrase
(particularly of a guest) to stay in someone's house longer than is considered appropriate, often to the point where one is not welcomed anymore
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to wash one's hands of sb
phrase
to compeletly end one's relationship with someone
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to keep to oneself
phrase
to choose not to communicate or interact with other people
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