Tag: the bank of mom and dad
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Half-baked
WotD: Half-baked To many Japanese, travelling around with your possessions in a backpack seems a half-baked idea that hasn’t been thoroughly thought through. They wonder how you will pay for it, where you will stay and say it’ll ruin your chances for a promising future. It goes against the life plan of grade school, university,…
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A roof over your head
Phrase: A roof over your head The meaning of today’s phrase, a roof over your head, may seem straightforward and require little explanation. However, English is such a tricky language that students are trained to think everything has an alternate meaning. Perhaps most of the time, that’s true, but not with this phrase. To have a roof…
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Sign on the dotted line
Expression: Sign on the dotted line Many people who want to buy a house or apartment they can call their own will have to sign on the dotted line. It’s the same all over the world. A man wants to be the king of his castle. However, unless you are fortunate and can go to…
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The bank of mom and dad
Phrase: The bank of Mom and Dad What do you do if you 1) don’t have money but 2) want to buy your own home? Well, you could try the bank of Mom and Dad. The bank of Mom and Dad means that your parents will give you the money that you need to get something.…
