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DYSE : Must-know English Words

OFF THE CUFF
(Without preparation or Impromptu)

• Some people are able to give a speech off the cuff.

• This isn't the kind of question that one can answer off the cuff.

• I'm not good at speaking off the cuff.

• The presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff.

SPEAKING OF WHICH
(By the way.. By any chance...)

• Q: Speaking of which, what do you think of Frank Gifford?

• We've been invited to Rachel and Jamie's wedding - speaking of which, did you know that they're moving to Ealing?

NO-BRAINER
(Easy to do.. Easy to choose)

• For the video game addict in your life, choosing a couple of games for the PS3 should be a no-brainer

• It was such a no-brainer question

COME CLEAN
(To be honest abt sth)

• The company has refused to come clean about its pollution record

• I think you should come clean about where you were last night

• It would be better if you come clean about it and let her know what kind of man she is seeing

COME IN HANDY
(Be useful for a certain purpose)

• These boxes will come in handy when we move house.

• I'm saving the memo - it might come in handy someday.

• Men sure come in handy at times like this.

WINDBAG
(A boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics)

• He's such a windbag.

• She called him rabble-rouser, windbag, fraud.

• John is such a windbag. He can talk for hours at a time without saying anything.

GO BERSERK
(To be really angry)

• My husband will go berserk if he finds you here.

• Step on someone's foot and they go berserk.

• He wasn't proud of the ability to go berserk because it meant loss of control

A LOOK-SEE
(A brief look or inspection)

• We are just about to take a little look-see around the hotel

• Come and have a look-see

• I've had a look-see at your work, and I think you've done a pretty good job of things