ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS

 1.   Receive a kickback

If you receive a kickback, it means you are receiving money illegally, like a bribe.

Example:

The police chief was arrested after it was revealed that he was receiving kickbacks to ignore certain crimes.

    2.   Go with the flow

To go with the flow is to allow things to happen and accept them as they are, like a leaf floating along the surface of a river.

Example:

Just go with the flow and see what happens!

    3.   Through thick and thin

    When you’re loyal to someone, you support them no matter what happens, good or bad. This is an idiom you can use to say so.

Example:

Roger and Sally made it to their 50th anniversary because they stood by each other through thick and thin.

    4.   loads of time

    Lots of time

Example:

You'll soon have loads of time to sleep!

    5.   A stone's throw from

    A short distance

Example:

The high school is just a stone's throw from his house.

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Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science
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