She needs
to get her head examined! Why would anyone offer to work the last week of
the year?
* need
to get one’s head examined: a suggestion that someone is mentally unstable
ex> That decision by the jury was
unbelievably stupid, and I think they need to get their heads examined.
One of the boys broke his ankle and the
other one has the flu, so this year we’re having a staycation. We’ll just hang out and play
video games and watch movies together.
* staycation:
a vacation during which you don’t leave your home
ex> I’m planning a staycation
this year – just reading and enjoying not having to work.
* hang
out: to spend time with one or more people
= chill out; spend time together; lounge
around
ex> Why don’t we hang out and
watch a movie together?
That sounds really good. But not good
enough to keep me off my flight to the Virgin Islands. There’s an umbrella drink down there with my name on it.
* umbrella
drink: a beverage usually found in a tropical location and often adorned
with a tiny umbrella and a piece of fruit
ex> Why don’t we go to the Cayman
Islands, sit on the beach, and drink umbrella drinks?
* something
has one’s name on it: a suggestion that there is something waiting for a
person to come and claim
ex> That fine looking car with all
the detailing has my name on it.
ex> That expensive ring you were
eyeing in the window has your name on it.
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