"Goody two-shoes" is a person who always does everything right and follows the rules. Example: Ann is such a goody two-shoes - she told our teacher that we forgot to hand in our homework!

“Forty winks” is a ​short ​sleep during the ​day. Example: He usually has forty ​winks going ​home on the ​train.

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“Elephant in the room” is an ​obvious ​problem that ​people do not ​want to ​talk about. Example: The fact that his 40-year-old brother was still living with his parents was a big elephant in the room...

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“Stuck in a rut” means “in a boring lifestyle that never changes”. Example: I need to ​change ​jobs - after 15 ​years here I ​feel I’m ​stuck in a rut.

“Not your cup of tea” means “not what you like”. Example: Thanks for inviting me, but opera isn’t really my cup of tea.

"Scrummy" means very delicious. Example: Mrs Walker’s pie was absolutely scrummy. I had three pieces.

“Race against time” means “to do something very quickly”. Example: We had to race against time to finish the project before the deadline.

“Money laundering” means “concealing the source of illegally gotten money so that it is believed to be legitimate”. Example: One of the clubs downtown was shut down last week on charges of suspected...

“Be in deep water” means “to be in a difficult situation”. Example: We’re going to be in deep water if the bank refuses to authorize a bigger loan.

“Keep your head above water” means “to just be able to manage when you have financial difficulties”. Example: We have so little money that we can hardly keep our heads above water.

“Break the ice” means “to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other”. Example: The party was dull until someone broke the ice with a joke, and we all laughed.

“Be alive and kicking” means “to be in good health and active”. Example: - How is your grandmother? - She’s alive and kicking!

“Drink like a fish” means “to drink too much alcohol”. Example: Jenny had two bottles of wine with her meal - that girl drinks like a fish!

"Instafood" means food that can be prepared in 5 minutes or less. Example: We're out of instafood so we'll have to cook something tonight.