10 Humorous Synonyms for “Leader” or “Official”

Sometimes it just won’t do to be sober and serious when referring to someone in authority. These terms help convey an irreverent tone about a lordly leader or an officious official.

1. Big cheese: Interestingly, this slang phrase for an important person has nothing to do with dairy products; derived from a Persian word, chiz, that means “thing,” it was adopted by British civil servants and others who lived in India during the early

Use the bathroom in English

Today, let's cover some expressions that we use to talk about things that you do in the bathroom.
First of all, you should know what the "bathroom" is. In American English, the "bathroom" is the room in a house or building which has a toilet, a sink, and sometimes a bath or shower. In other countries, this room is not called a "bathroom". For example, Canadians call it a "washroom".

I mostly wear neutral colors and earth tones

You and a friend are talking about your tastes in fashion. You don't like wearing bright colors, so you describe your taste this way.

mostly (do something) 

Living Paycheck to Paycheck

If someone is “living paycheck to paycheck” it means they never save any money. They keep spending all the money they earn. For example, if you earn $1000 USD per month and you spend $1000 USD per month, you are living paycheck to paycheck.

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Ungradable adjectives

Adjectives are words like "small", "green", "old", "nice", "healthy", etc. which describe the characteristics of things.

Most adjectives can be intensified with "very":

• very small
• very old

But there are certain adjectives that don't fit well with intensifiers like "very". These ungradable adjectives are