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- People having nothing in common; extremely different people.
Example: Mike and Ella, though chalk and cheese, managed to be best of friends.

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- To divert quickly the subject of discussion or the manner of talking about it.
Example: Laura was talking about what Susan did at the party when she changed the tune the moment she saw Susan approaching their group.

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- To narrowly escape an accident or major predicament.
Example: Kimberly cheated death after a horrifying sea mishap.

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- Something regarded as small in value.
Example: That amount of money is mere chicken feed for Bill Gates.

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- Something you don't know; something you cannot comprehend; something that puzzles you.
Example: I was not around when that thing happened. It is a closed book to me.

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- Ecstatic feeling; extreme happiness.
Example: Whenever I see that hunk, I feel like I'm in cloud nine!

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- To stop being shy; to be more sociable; to be more open and friendly.
Example: I started to come out of my shell when I joined the Theater's Club.

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- A person who spends most of his time watching TV; a lazy person; a person who stays idle and does nothing other than watch TV.
Example: He is about as boring as your average couch potato.

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- A period of total silence in a discussion.
Example: Hugh sent a dead air to the group after recalling how he survived the tragic Mt. Danglai landslide.

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- Put to rest forever.
Example: Vernon decided to lay down dead and buried his argument with his brother Tyler.

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