But it was the middle of summer, go figure! Now that we need it, the
prices are sky high.
* go
figure: how strange
ex> By the time I got to the doctor I
had stopped coughing. Go figure!
* sky
high: very expensive
ex> Gas prices have gone sky high
since last summer.
Well, we don’t have much choice. We’re between a rock and a hard place.
* be
between a rock and a hard place: to be in a difficult situation with no
easy solution
ex> When my boss told me to do
something and my wife said not to, I was between a rock and a hard place.
Okay, I’m sold. Let’s order these and schedule a time to have them
installed.
* sell
someone on something: to convince about something
ex> His girlfriend sold him on
the idea that they should get married.
We’d better step on it,
look at the satellite map on the weather channel!
* step
on it: increase one’s speed
= get a move on; pick up the speed; move
fast
ex> When you are on the on-ramp of an
interstate, you’d better step on it or you’ll be in trouble.
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