Idioms and expressions.
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Take advantage of the situation. Transformation: hay Make hay while the sun shines.
I have searched high and low for it!I have searched everywhere for it! Transformation: high
Seeing the poverty really brought it home to me!Seeing the poverty really made me think! Transformation: home
He's not all there.He's crazy! Transformation: there!
It's a sore point.It's a very sensitive matter. Transformation: sore
To have itchy feet.Really wanting to travel. expression: feet
She gave up the ghost.She stopped trying. Transformation: ghost
He's under the weather.He's depressed. Transformation: weather
He's thrilled to bits.He's very excited. Transformation: bits
It was a flash in the pan.It was fortunate and extremely unusual. Transformation: pan
She's down in the dumps.She's very depressed. Transformation: dumps
He put his foot down.He decided to be very strict. Transformation: foot
I had to pick up the bill for my friends' lunch.I didn't want to pay for my friends' lunch but I had to. Transformation: pick
She stood her ground. She continued to insist that she was right. Transformation: ground
I have searched high and low for it!I have searched everywhere for it! Transformation: high
Seeing the poverty really brought it home to me!Seeing the poverty really made me think! Transformation: home
He's not all there.He's crazy! Transformation: there!
It's a sore point.It's a very sensitive matter. Transformation: sore
To have itchy feet.Really wanting to travel. expression: feet
She gave up the ghost.She stopped trying. Transformation: ghost
He's under the weather.He's depressed. Transformation: weather
He's thrilled to bits.He's very excited. Transformation: bits
It was a flash in the pan.It was fortunate and extremely unusual. Transformation: pan
She's down in the dumps.She's very depressed. Transformation: dumps
He put his foot down.He decided to be very strict. Transformation: foot
I had to pick up the bill for my friends' lunch.I didn't want to pay for my friends' lunch but I had to. Transformation: pick
She stood her ground. She continued to insist that she was right. Transformation: ground
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