some useful idiomatic expressions
 

1.to bank on
means to depend on
you can always bank on friends to help you
2.to lock the barn door after the horse has bolted
it means to be careful to do something when it is too late
buying a burglar alarm after the break in was like locking the barn door after the horse has bolted.
3.like a ton of bricks
to be affected strongly by sompe thind
the accident that happened to my friend hit me like a ton of bricks.
4.building castles in the air
to have day dreams
i am always building castles in the airto get rid of my daily boredom
5.to be in the dog house
to be in trouble
he was really in the doghouse after borrowing his father.s car without permission

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this is just the beginning
i hope to see more idiomatic expressions wether British or .American

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GOD bless you too.
thank you very much
i will continue with the same subject
i ask GOD to help me to help the others as well as to help myself at first.

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6.to hold the fort
means to help each other in emergency as we say in Algerian accent(التويزة)
he has been holding the fort at his company while his boss is on vacation
7.close to home
to say something close to the feelings of your listener
what you say about my life is close to home .
8.make someone at home
to act as if you you were at home
i always make my self at home when i visit my bosome friends.

9..house of cards
something has no effect at all
the peace agreement between Palastinians and Isrealis was like ahouse of cards.quickly.it fell apart
10.people who live in glass house shouldn.t throw stones

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To have a bee in one's bonnet (when obsessed by something)

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feel the pinch
to be in bad economic situation.
now.all Algerians feel the pinch.wherever you see every thing is very expensive

up against it
to be in a lot trouble
throw in the towel
to accept defeat or surrender.Most businesses do not throw in the towel. They just re-organize so they can compete better.

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there are web links for stuff like that, but from the top of my head I can think of some:
under the weather means ill
out of the blue means from no where

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of course.ther are plenty of links.but we need to discuss with each other what we have of English baggage.
when you receive something but without interaction you will forget it quickly
when you react to something you will keep it in mind
that is what we intend to do
thanks a lot
let us collaborate to elevate our English.

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you are so right Mr.Salah, and that what we should do
and thank you for the wonderful job
waiting for more
God bless you
thanks again