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Never Been So Lucky »
(something very fortunate happened...)


What Have You Been Up To? »
(Casual greeting to ask a person what they have been doing lately...)


Where've You Been Hiding Yourself? »
(I have not seen you around lately; where have you been?...)


A Toss-Up »
(the results have not been decided...)


Add Insult To Injury »
(a person has been hurt, then something is said which makes that person feel even worse...)


Ahead Of Schedule »
(more has been done than was expected by this time...)


All Over But The Shouting »
(the competition is over; it has been decided...)


Around The Block »
(been to different places and done different things...)


Biting The Hand That Feeds You »
(hurt the one who has been helping you...)


Breaking New Ground »
(doing what has not been done before...)


Down On One's Luck »
(one has been having bad luck lately; bad things have been happening...)


Eating Away At You »
(that thing has been bothering one a lot...)


Everything But Kitchen Sink »
(almost everything has been included...)


Get Back On One's Feet »
(able to move around after having been unable to walk due to sickness or injury...)


Get Time Off For Good Behavior »
(one's jail time has been shortened because one was good while in jail...)


Getting Wise To You »
(become aware that someone has been doing something they were not supposed to do...)


Joking Aside »
(I am going to talk seriously now; we have been making jokes about something, but I want to speak seriously now...)


Like Nothing On Earth »
(something like that had never been seen before...)


Look Like Something The Cat Dragged In »
(looking terrible as if one has been through a very bad experience...)


On Order »
(it has been ordered and we are waiting for it...)


Out Of Circulation »
(has not been seen in a long time; does not get around to different places...)


Signed, Sealed, And Delivered »
(the talk has been completed...)


Since Time Immemorial »
(it has always been this way; it has been that way for a long, long time...)


Spick And Span »
(very clean; it has been cleaned perfectly; there is no dirt...)


Take A New Turn »
(there has been another change in plans but it is different from earlier changes...)


Take A Whack At Someone Or Something »
(attempt to do something that one has not been trained to do...)


The Big Moment »
(The time that you have been waiting for...)


What Are You Up To? »
(what you have been doing; what are you doing lately...)


What's Up? »
(Casual greeting like 'hello', asking the other person about what they have been doing lately...)


Whole New Ball Game »
(there has been a shift in power and the other side now has an advantage...)




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