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20.

Hold your horses


Meaning : To be patient.
Example : Carlos, hold your horses. Your turn will be up
soon.

21. The icing on the cake


Meaning : Something that makes a bad situation worse or
a good situation better.
Example : Yesterday was fun! I went to the playground,
then I played soccer with my friends, but the icing on the
cake was eating pizza with my family.

22. Keep an eye on someone


Meaning : To carefully watch over someone.
Example : Marcus was a bit sick this morning. Let’s keep
an eye on him today.

23. Keep your chin up


Meaning : The act of remaining joyful in a difficult
situation.
Example : Keep your chin up! Keep practicing and you’ll
win the next race for sure.

24, No dice
Meaning : To not agree to a proposition, or not have luck
with something.
Example : Sandra tried calling Melissa, but no dice.

25. On the wrong foot


Meaning : Getting a bad start on something.
Example : My day started on the wrong foot. First, I ran out
of milk for my cereal and now it’s snowing.

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