Dough

Context #1 Carl: You owe me $80 for the Lakers ticket I got you. Tony: Oh yeah.  But I don’t have any dough on me now.  Let’s go by the bank ATM machine and I’ll get that money I own you.  Context #2 Bethany:  I heard the restaurant you work at was super busy last […]

Deep Pockets

Context #1 Tom: Did you hear about the new class action law suit against the Paypal? Chris: Yeah, but big companies like that don’t care.   Tom: You’re right. They have such deep pockets that they can just pay people and move on. Context #2 Jennifer: I heard that Sarah’s company is sending all the […]

A Blessing In Disguise

Idiom: A blessing in disguise Meaning: Something that at first appears to be bad or unlucky but is actually good. Example: Mike: I heard you lost your job. Is that true? Sam: Yeah, it is! But losing my job was a blessing in disguise. Mike: How so? Sam: I never would have found my current job if […]