To be mad at someone

To be mad at someone means your upset with the person or thing, and you don't want to have nothing to do with it anymore or for a couple minutes or hours.

Example: The big bang theory, Season 8, Episode 15:

Penny: What's going on?
Sheldon:  I'm mad at Amy.
Penny: Did she leave pit stains in your favourite crop top, too?
Sheldon:  No. She helped Barry Kripke make an advancement in string theory.
Penny: Oh, that sounds like a good thing.

Back on Someone's Feet

Definition:	To recover, usually from an illness; to feel better after being sick.
Example:	1) Rick has been in the hospital for a week, but he'll be back on his feet in no time.

Example: The big bang theory, Season 8, Episode 15

Bernadette: I know you don't like Stuart being in the house, but the store's about to reopen, I'm sure he'll get back on his feet.
Howard:  That would be great. I'd love for things between me
and Mom to get back to normal.

Conditional Sentences

In the following sentence, Sheldon is using an exceptional form of conditional sentences. This form of sentences is highlighted in the following table. 

Sheldon: I'm being petty? You know Barry and I have a professional rivalry. You heard him-- he told me to suck eggs. If we were friends, he would have suggested I suck something more pleasant. Why are you laughing? Did you learn something?

Conditional SentencesType II (unlikely)

Condition refers to:	IF Clause		Main Clause
present / future event	Simple Past	If I had a lot of money, …	Conditional I	…I would travel around the world.
consequence in the past	Simple Past	If I knew him, …	Conditional II	…I would have said hello.

More examples:

1. A couple of minutes ago, I tried to reach Sue on the phone, but I'm afraid she is not there because …
   If she were at the office, she would have answered the phone.
2. I am trying to reach Sue on the phone now, but I'm afraid she is not there because …
   If she were at the office, she would answer the phone.

It is not a big deal

Not difficult or troublesome. Don't worry. It's no big deal to wash the car. [*]

Suck Eggs

To "suck eggs" means to learn to deal with and/or accept an uncomfortable situation [*].

Example: The big bang theory- Season 8, Episode 15:

Amy: Well, that's fascinating. I can't wait to read it.
Sheldon: Oh, no, me as well. Uh, please e-mail it to Sheldon@Bazinga.biz. Why "dot-biz"? Because I just gave
you the business. And also Bazinga.com was taken.
Barry: Anyway, thanks again. Cooper, suck eggs.

Help (Somebody) Out

1. to assist or aid (someone), esp by sharing the burden

2. to share the burden or cost of something with (another person) [*]

Examples: 

Her parents helped (her) out with a £500 loan. [**]

Please help your grandmother out of the car. 

Please help the cat out of the carton.

help out (with something)

To help with a particular chore. 

- Would you please help out with the dishes? 

- I have to help out at home on the weekends

 

Check in on someone

• Check in on someone: to make sure they are healthy/to pay them a visit to determine that they are okay 

• Check in with someone: to call on the phone, visit, meet, etc. in order to get updated on the latest information (in a business sense)

Drop something off - Idiom

1) Drop off – similar to fall 
The boys dropped stones off the cliff 

2) Drop off – fall asleep 
I dropped off while watching TV last night

3) Drop off- gradually decline/ become less
Sales dropped off at the end of the month

4) Drop off- stop somewhere for someone
Could you drop me off at the station?

5) Drop off- stop and give something to someone, To deliver something to some place
Could you drop this letter off at the post office for me?Drop those DVDs off at the video store on your way home. We'll drop off the gifts at your house later [*] [**]

light bulb jockes

A lightbulb joke is a joke that asks how many people of a certain group are needed to change, replace, or screw in a light bulb. Generally, the punch line answer highlights a stereotype of the target group. There are numerous versions of the lightbulb joke satirizing a wide range of cultures, beliefs and occupations.

For instance:

Q. How many Polacks does it take to change a light bulb?

A. Three—one to hold the light bulb and two to turn the ladder.

Q. How many dimwits does it take to screw in a light bulb? 

A. 5 (1 om the ladder with a light bulb and the other 4, one on each leg of the ladder turn it around.)

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightbulb_joke

Now I feel better!

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