🔸 Idiom – Too much on my plate
🔹 Meaning – To be too busy. To have too many things to deal with.
🗣️ “Jackie’s got exams next week and she has just started her new job. I’d like to invite her to the cinema but she’s got too much on her plate!”
#English Idiom – Gild the Lily 🌼
Meaning – To improve something unnecessarily. To further decorate something that already looks perfect.
“You look beautiful. Putting more make-up on would be like gilding the lily.
Idiom – Tie the knot
Meaning – To get married - getting married in general, or the actual wedding ceremony.
Note: A knot is a fastening made by tying a piece of string or rope.
“Have you heard about Deepak and Tanya? They have agreed to tie the knot!
🇬🇧 British Slang – Cheerio 👋
Meaning – Goodbye. Cheerio is a positive, somewhat lively, farewell.
“It was wonderful to see you today. I’m glad everything is tickety-boo. Cheerio!”
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