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		<title>What did you get up to at the weekend?</title>
		<link>http://englishidioms.wordpress.com/2006/12/06/what-did-you-get-up-to-at-the-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Idiom: to get up to
Means: to do
Use: to ask about activities
Circumstances: Usually used to ask about the things someone did in a time period &#8211; at the weekend, at work today
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		<title>I have got a lot on at the moment.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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Idiom: to have a lot on
Means: to be very busy, to have lots to do
Use: to refer busy periods, parts of the day or month, etc
Circumstances: To indicate that someone is busy at this time
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		<title>I have got a lot in the pipeline.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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Idiom: to be in the pipeline, to have (got) something in the pipeline
Means: being prepared, being worked on but not ready yet
Use: A business idiom used to refer to projects or plans for events or things that are not ready yet
Circumstances: To indicate that you have plans or are planning something
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		<title>Are you on the ball?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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Idiom: to be on the ball
Means: to be familiar with something, up to date, in control
Use: to refer to people and their level of knowledge and capacity to react to situations
Circumstances: To indicate that someone knows a lot about a subject
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		<title>Are you dead against smoking?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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Idiom: to be dead against something
Means: to be disagree with an idea
Use: to refer to ideas and activities
Circumstances: When you disagree with an idea in a meeting or a discussion
Note: this expression expresses strong disagreement
Some examples:
I&#39;m dead against lowering our prices.  Our margins are already too low.
The boss is dead against employing another programmer. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishidioms.wordpress.com&blog=254547&post=9&subd=englishidioms&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You are dead right! Idioms are difficult.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Idiom: to be dead right
Means: 100% correct
Use: to agree with people.
Circumstances:  Informal. Used in meetings, discussions and general conversation
Note: the opposite of dead right can be dead wrong
Some examples:
You are dead right about his idea. It just will not work.
He is dead right.  Our products are not competitive.
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Think about situations.
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		<title>Is your head in the clouds?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Idiom: someone&#39;s head is in the clouds
Means: a person is always having unrealisitic ideas and thoughts
Use: to refer to people&#39;s characters
Circumstances: It is not a compliment and is used when you talk about someone you know
Note: the opposite of down to earth  Often used with &#39;have&#39; &#8211; to have your head in the clouds.
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		<title>Are you down to earth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Idiom: to be down to earth
Means: to be balanced and reasonable
Use: to refer to people&#39;s characters
Circumstances: It is often a compliment used when you talk about someone you know
Note: Often used with &#39;very&#39;. Can be used as an adjective &#8211; She&#39;s a very down to earth person.
Some examples:
Let&#39;s speak to Sally about this. She is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishidioms.wordpress.com&blog=254547&post=6&subd=englishidioms&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are you too big for your boots?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Idiom: to be too big for your boots
Means: to be arrogant
Use: to refer to arrogant people
Circumstances: Someone is acting arrogantly and you are annoyed.
Note: Often used with &#39;to be getting&#39; or &#39;has got&#39;
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		<title>I&#8217;m in your good books</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Idiom: to be in someone&#39;s good/bad books
Means: to be popular or unpopular with someone
Use: to refer to temporary situations
Circumstances: Someone or you has done something good or bad.  This makes another person feel good or bad about you.
Note: Often used with &#39;at the moment&#39;
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