To overstay your welcome

English Phrases to Describe Situations

Expressions > Situations

To be packed

To have a lot of people in one area.

“The grocery store was packed yesterday because of the holiday.

In the nick of time

To have something happen at the last possible moment.

“We arrived at the gate in the nick of time. The plane was just about to take off.”

A vote of confidence

A show of approval to a person or a group.

“It was a vote of confidence when my boss gave me a huge raise.”

To do something in vain

To waste your effort on something that was never going to turn out the way you wanted it to.

“My attempts to help her with learning English were all in vain. She never even wanted to learn the language.”

To reach a boiling point

When a situation gets so bad that an action has to happen.

“My sister’s son has been really bad lately. The situation reached a boiling point yesterday when he hit his sister in the face. She is going to take him to a psychologist

Occupational hazard

A danger that is common in a certain job.

“Policemen often get into car wrecks. It is an occupational hazard.”

To lay it on the line.

To risk everything in the hopes of achieving your goal.

“I had to lay everything on the line to start that new business.”

To be on a roll

To be having a period of success or good luck

“I sold three cars today and two yesterday. I am on a roll! It’s been a good week.”

To be itching to do something

To have a strong desire to do something

“I have been itching to try out that new ice cream place. Let’s go!”

To hang on by a thread

To be extremely close to having something bad happen to you.

“He is very close to losing his job. At this point he is just hanging on by a thread. The boss is looking for reasons to fire him.”

Out of this world

An expression that describes something amazing or great.

“The dinner they served at the reception was out of this world. I’ve never had a better meal.”

To play it by ear

To wait to see what the situation is in reality before making a decision on a future event.

“I’m not sure if we are going to go to the party. My daughter may still be sick. We will play it by ear and make a decision that day.”

To hang in there

To deal with a tough problem without giving up.

“I know you had a tough week at work. Just hang in there. The weekend is coming soon!”

To blow it

To make a bad mistake and ruin things.

“I almost sold the house, but I blew it. I forgot to call the buyers back and they bought another house last weekend.”

To overstay your welcome

To stay longer than you are supposed to stay.

“My brother and his four annoying kids stayed for a week at my house. They overstayed their welocme. They were supposed to only stay for three days.”

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