1. Palm off (the blame)
Meaning
Get rid of; in the case of ‘blame’ being included, it means ‘to pass the blame to someone else by deceit.’
Usage
My peer is very good at palming off the blame on to her colleagues despite not sticking to his schedules.
Not to be confused with:
Palm someone off: Persuade someone to accept something by deceit
2. Foot The Bill
Meaning
To pay all the costs of something
Usage
The tradition that the guy should always foot the bill is changing among progressive couples.
3. Have A Strong Stomach
Meaning
The ability not to be upset by unpleasant things.
Usage
The army men fighting a war have a strong stomach as they keep going despite seeing their comrades dropping dead in front of them.
4. Have An Eye On Something
Meaning
To give a part of your attention to
Usage
The aides of Don Corleone always had an eye on their Boss’ son-in-law as he always behaved like one who would rat his family out.
5. Eat One’s Words
Meaning
Retract what one has said, especially in a humiliated way
Usage
After Trump’s win, many Democrats ate their own words
6. Rack One’s Brains
Meaning
Make a great effort to think of or remember something.
Usage
Meg racked her brain for inspiration
7. Get Cold Feet
Meaning
To suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do,
Usage
We're getting married next Saturday - that's if Trevor doesn't get cold feet! I'm worried she may be getting cold feet about our trip to Patagonia.
8. With A High Hand
Meaning
Arrogant or Oppressive (when it is about a ruler)
Usage
The Sultan ruled his subjects with a high hand.
Accusing some of his opponents of racism was a little high-handed coming from Trump.
9. Fool’s Paradise
Meaning
A state of happiness is based on a person's not knowing about or denying the existence of potential trouble.
Usage
They were living in a fool's paradise, refusing to accept that they were in debt
10. Missing/Seeing The Woods For The Trees
Meaning
Can’t see the big picture
Usage
Layla helped Dev see the woods for the trees, telling him that people calling him freak was only proof of his genius.
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