"Somebody said you aced the test, Dave. That's great!"
A: "Come to the party with me. Please!"all right (2): fair; not particularly good.
B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will."
A: "How's your chemistry class?"
B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I've ever had."
A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?"and then some: and much more besides.
B: "Yes, but I have a headache."
A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000. "antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting.
B: "It cost that much and then some because I also bought extra RAM and VRAM."
"I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around and waiting is making me antsy."as easy as pie: very easy.
"I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie."at the eleventh hour: at the last minute; almost too late.
"Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late.
bad-mouth: say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone.
A: "I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?"be a piece of cake: be very easy.
B: "He's probably jealous of your success."
A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it wasa piece of cake.""be all ears: be eager to hear what someone has to say.
A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally."be broke: be without money.
B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!"
"No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'mcompletely broke until payday."
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