NEXT TO NOTHING

next to nothing  very little

    It costs next to nothing to go to an afternoon movie.

    Phil earns next to nothing.

    My parents know next to nothing about the men I date.

    I learned next to nothing at school - the teachers were awful.

Photocopies from 27th April 

AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR

at the eleventh hour  (at) the last moment or almost too late; the latest possible time before it is too late; right before the deadline. 

We only received the signatures at the eleventh hour.

An eleventh-hour decision by the union to call off the strike

Still making changes at the eleventh hour

photocopies from 25th April
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TO DRAIN THE SWAMP

drain the swamp

"Drain the swamp" originally means to get rid of the malaria-carrying mosquitoes by draining the swamp. Figuratively, "drain the swamp" means "to exterminate something that is harmful" or anything that most of the people hate such as corruption or government waste. This term is especially attractive for politicians during campaign.

photocopies from 11th April

mistakes taken from students' writings

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ANYWAY, TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT...

to cut a long story short (or make a long story short) used for saying that you will tell the end or the main point of a story without giving all the details so as to end a narration quickly.

   To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail.

photocopies from 6th April
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NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

photocopies from 4th April

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