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staycation
A staycation, or holistay, is a period in which an individual or family stays home and participates in leisure activities within day trip distance of their home and does not require overnight accommodation.
Memorial Day?
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970.
What does it mean when someone says Groundhog Day?
a situation in which events that have happened before happen again, in what seems to be exactly the same way
walk a tightrope
You can use tightrope in expressions such as walk a tightrope and live on a tightrope to indicate that someone is in a difficult situation and has to be very careful about what they say or do.
get ahead of
To best or outshine someone or something.
priced out
Priced out refers to an individual or group who is unable to invest in a particular market or purchase a particular product or service due to increases in the market price. When the cost of something becomes prohibitively high to a person, that person is said to have been priced out of the market.
sheriff和police的區(qū)別,
最大的區(qū)別就是市政府下設(shè)警察局,警察局的頭兒一般稱“局長”,而縣政府設(shè)警長,他手下的部門稱為警局(Sheriff’s Department)或警長辦公室(Sheriff’s Office)。
have one's back
to be ready to protect or defend someone
in my book
In my book means 'in my opinion' or 'according to my beliefs'.?
forge ahead
take the lead or make good progress.
sign off on
informal?US
give one's approval to something.
when push comes to shove
informal
when one must commit oneself to an action or decision.