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Street Talk 3 - Lesson 5

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Street Talk 3
to [beat] around the bush

to deliberately delay or avoid talking about the main point

Ex: Stop beating around the bush and tell me what's really on your mind. 
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to [come] to a head

to become very dangerous or problematic in a way that demands immediate action

Ex: The ongoing conflict between the two departments finally came to a head during the heated meeting. 
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to [eat] {sb} out of house and home

to eat so much of food available in someone's house so that there is little or none left

Ex: Whenever my teenage son's friends come over, they eat me out of house and home, finishing all the snacks and raiding the refrigerator. 
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to get
to get
[Verb]

to be irritating or annoying for someone

Ex: It gets me when I have to repeat the same instructions over and over. 
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to [go] in one ear and out the other

(of information, advice, etc.) to not be taken seriously and hence immediately forgotten

Ex: I warned him twice, but it went in one ear and out the other. 
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in the raw
in the raw
[phrase]

used to refer to someone who is not covered with any clothing

Ex: He ran out of the bathroom in the raw when he heard the fire alarm. 
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birthday suit

the condition of being completely unclothed

Ex: He ran to answer the door before realizing he was still in his birthday suit. 
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to [keep] {sb} posted

to provide someone with sufficient and relevant information regarding someone or something

Ex: Keep me posted if anything changes with the meeting. 
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to [lay] down the law

to tell people what to do in a forceful and authoritative manner

Ex: The new manager laid down the law on his first day. 
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to [make] {oneself} at home

to make oneself feel relaxed and comfortable without caring for formalities

Ex: Come in and make yourself at home. 
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the (last|final) straw

the final and decisive event or action that pushes someone beyond their tolerance or patience, leading to a significant reaction or decision

Ex: The late payment was the last straw for the supplier. 
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the straw that [break] the (camel's|donkey's) back

one of several difficulties happening after one another that finally makes it intolerable for someone to continue something

Ex: The missed paycheck was the straw that broke the camel's back. 
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