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What makes you

We ask "What makes you" when we want information about something. This question asks about information using WH-.

I can't imagine how

This phrase is used to express empathy with someone's feelings without claiming to know exactly what they are feeling. We…

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It's like

"It's like" is a phrase that is used before one explains how something is similar to something else.

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Have you heard

A question used to introduce a piece of news or gossip. You can use "Have you heard...?" to inquire if…

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I'm responsible for

If you are "responsible for" something, it means that you have a duty or obligation to care for someone or…

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I can't wait to/for

To be very excited and eager to do or experience something. It also means that we are really looking forward to a particular event in…

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I wish I were

An expression we use when you want to express a want or desire. To think about and express our desire…

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Where did you

"Where did you" is used as a question with an intent to specify something about an event in the past,…

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I've been

"Ive been" is the contracted form of "I have been". "I've been" means that an action or event has started…

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How much

"How much" is used to ask or talk about the amount or cost of something.

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Don't judge a book by its cover

"Don't judge a book by its cover" means that you shouldn't make a decision about something (or someone) based solely…

Have Your Head In The Clouds

To "have your head in the clouds" is to be daydreaming, impractical, being distracted, or out of touch with the world.…

It's always darkest before dawn

"It's always darkest before dawn" means that something good is coming or that things will get better. Often times, when…

Hang in there

If someone says "Hang in there", it means to stay strong in a difficult situation. It may be encouragement from…

Let someone off the hook

If someone "gets off the hook" or is "let off the hook", it means they allow someone to escape an awkward…

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What Goes Around Comes Around

"What goes around comes around" refers to the way that you behave now will affect how you are treated in…

Drive Someone Mad

To "drive someone mad" means to annoy someone so much that it feels like they are going crazy; it's used to…

See Eye to Eye

If two people "see eye to eye" they have similar views or attitudes towards something; they agree with each other.

Rose Colored Glasses

When someone sees through "Rose colored glasses", it means to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant.

Throw Your Hands Up

To "Throw your hands up" means to stop an activity or effort and admit that one cannot do anything to…