As
serious as a heart attack! Look, every time I go to
a new ski resort I do my best to ski every trail.
* as
serious as a heart attack: determined; not joking around
ex> The judge spoke to the convicted
criminal with a tone as serious as a heart attack.
ex> Bill was as serious as a heart
attack when he told me he saw a bear in his back yard.
Well, we've got a week to do it, so it
should be a piece of cake.
* a
piece of cake: something that is easy to do
ex> It may look easy, but climbing
that mountain is not a piece of cake.
Cool! So let’s take the quad lift all
the way to the top of Killington peak and get
our bearings.
* get
one’s bearings: to figure out in which direction one is traveling; understand
a new task
ex> After we got our bearings,
we estimated that we had been going the wrong way for five hours.
ex> When I finally got my bearings
at my job, it was already 5:30 and everyone else was gone.
Sounds like a plan! We’ll knock out the
first few miles of our quest right off the bat.
* right
off the bat: from the beginning
= from the get-go; instantly; at once
ex> Laura began accusing Reggie of
trying to steal his customers right off the bat.
That sounds like fun. But let’s play it safe today. Anyway, I don’t
want to embarrass you on the first day here. Ha ha!
* play
it safe: to not take any unnecessary risks
ex> We played it safe and took
the main road during the blizzard instead of the narrow country road.
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