Give somebody your word

.He gave his word that he would marry her and she had no cause to doubt him
Give me your word

.If you gave your word, do whatever you promised. A person is only as good as his word

turn a deaf ear to something

to ignore what someone is saying

.Refuse to listen, as in You can plead all day but he's turning a deaf ear to everyone
to ignore someone when they complain or ask for something (often + to ) In the past they've tended to turn a deaf ear to
.such requests

When I asked Michael to go with me for help he just turned a deaf ear
How can you turned a deaf ear to the crying victims of accident

people will talk

If people are talking about your business, then you can be sure youll get a big lift in your sales
.from new customers

talk turkey
.we can talk turkey about your web services and getting access to your database
Don't call me until you're ready to talk turkey
". "Talk turkey to me

Let's talk turkey."

I started to say something about the deal, but Mr Hamilton said, "Not now, my boy. We
".never talk turkey at the dinner table

Face the music

Fig. to receive punishment; to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions. Mary broke a dining-room windo
w and had to face themusic when her father got home. After failing a math test, Tom had to go home and face
.the music
.You have to face the music eventually
to accept criticism or punishment for something that you have done When the missing money was noticed, he
.chose to disappearrather than face the music
to accept responsibility for something you have done Knight was returned to the US from Spain to face the mu
.sic for his part in arobbery more than 20 years ago
John finally faced the music after being caught embezzling money from the company he was
.sentenced to 5 years in jail

If someone has to face the music, they have to accept the consequences of doing
.something wrong
Henry stole some money and bought a car, and when he realised he'd have to face the
.music he drove across the border to escape
If you have to face the music, you have to accept the negative consequences of something you
.have done wrong
To face the music means to accept responsibility for your decisions and confront the outcome of your decisions. If
you are going to lead people and be successful, you need to take ownership of your decisions and face the
musicno matter what the outcome. Music is a wonderful thing, but it has nothing to do with the practical use of the
.idiom face the music
An example of this in my life was when I made a spelling mistake on an email for one of my clients. I had to face
the music and tell my boss of the mistake I made and go through a quality review. Winston Churchill once said,
The price of greatness is responsibility. Thats why I decided to take responsibility for my spelling error even
.though it was uncomfortable
If you want to be great or be successful at business, you need to start embracing responsibility and take every
.chance you can to face the music for your actions

Snitch on somebody
To disclose incriminating information about someone: She snitched on the coworker who had been stealing petty cash. H
.e snitched onhis little brother for breaking the vase

He won't come visit me because Somebody snitched on me

have a magic touch

a special ability to do something very well:The film's success will no doubt please the 46-year-old director,
.who was rumoured to have lost his magic touch
.She seems to have a magic touch with animals

.Her magic touch is so obvious in the decoration of her house

i grant you that

...He took a risk, I'll grant you. But when you think about it, the risk was pretty small
I grant you (that): This thing never works! Well, not very often, Igrant you.
Youre thorough, I grant you that, but we dont need all this detail.

learn something the hard way

to learn something by experience, especially by an unpleasant experience. (As opposed to learning in school, from readin
g, etc.) Shelearned how to make investments the hard way. I wish I didn't have to learn things the hard way. I found out th
.e hard way that it'sdifficult to work and go to school at the same time

.He doesnt want to take my advice, so I guess he'll have to learn the hard way
I had been learning English the hard way

If they do this ,they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within
a budget

.I learned the hard way how difficult it is to run a business

it goes without saying

.It goes without saying that we're delighted about the new baby
.It goes without saying that you will improve your skills with practice
It goes without saying that you are to wear formal clothing to the WhiteHouse dinner. Of course you must be on time. Tha
.t goes without saying

.Of course, it goes without saying that you'll be paid for the extra hours you work

.It goes without saying that you are welcome to visit us at any time
.It goes without saying that our volunteers love their work
.It goes without saying that consumers would be happier if prices werelower

act of God
Will your insurance policy pay for the cost of replacing your house if it's destroyed by an act of
God?
My daughter said that if disasters that kill lots of people are acts of God, why does He do it. I
didn't know what to say.
.An act of God refers to natural disasters that man cannot prevent

The insurance company refused to pay the money because they said that the forest fire
.was an act of God

You can't have it both ways

to have both of two incompatible things. John wants the security of marriage and the freedom of being single. He wants t
.o have it bothways. John thinks he can have it both waysthe wisdom of old age and the vigor of youth

You can't have your cake and eat it (too) is a popular English idiomatic proverb

This phrase is easier to understand if it is read as "You can't eat your cake, and have it too". Obviously once
you've eaten your cake, you won't have it any more. Used for expressing the impossibility of having something
.both ways, if those two ways conflict
Rene wants to have it both waysby having her boyfriend to live with her. It involves paying on all her bills

.(instead of their bills) and pay child support on their daughters

go out of one's way to do something

.to try very hard to do something pleasant for other people They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome

.They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome by giving us the best room in the house

.I wouldn't mind some help, but please don't go out of your way for me
.I wouldn't mind some help, but please don't go out of your way for me

feel free to do something

to feel like one is permitted to do something or take something. Please feel free to stay for dinner. If you see something y
.ou want inthe refrigerator, please feel free
For example, Feel free to borrow the car whenever you need it, or You want to statethe case? Feel free. For a synonym,
.see be my guest
The restaurant doesn't sellalcohol, so feel free to bring your own beer and wine. If you want to use my computer for your r
.eport, feel free

feel free to say what you like