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Matchmaker – in this context it’s a person who tries to bring two people together to make them a couple.
Also there are matchmakers between buyers and sellers.
Or in sports someone who arranges matches between teams.
And very often it used like in general for a person who finds good matches for something.
Knocked up – this is slang that means pregnant; generally unplanned. Or if you’re a man then to get a women pregnant.
Most definitely - it’s a very common conversational phrase. People say most definitely when they want to emphasize their certainty about something or to add this dramatic effect.
Being left out. To be left out means that some people, some group of people are doing something without you.
A third wheel. Being a third wheel usually refers to a person that is unnecessary in the group of three people.
Scuttlebutt it’s a slang word that means rumor, gossip.
When you say that someone’s eyes light up you mean that they look excited or happy.
Be up to no good means that you or someone else are doing or planning on doing something naughty or bad. Or acting suspiciously.
To count on someone this phrasal verb means to hope that someone will do something for you, to expect them to do something for you.
Turnpike (toll road) that’s a paid highway. If you want to drive through it you have to pay a toll for it’s use.
A classic whodunit – it refers to a classic detective or mystery story. Like Sherlock Holmes stories, where they don’t reveal who committed the crime till the very end.
It’s up to you. When you say to someone that it’s up to them it means that they are the one who has to make a decision about something or choose something.
For the record. This phrase is used in spoken English. And when you say “For the record” that means that you’re giving facts about something and that the information that you’re about to give is official and it’s best to remember it.
And on the other hand when you say “off the record” that means that you don’t want the information you’re about to tell going public. It shouldn’t be considered as official and mentioned somewhere, especially with your name attached to it.
Off the hook. (informal) Used to say that someone is no longer in trouble or a difficult situation. That they’ve managed to avoid it.
And on the other hand “To be on the hook” means to be held responsible for something or to be obligated to do something.
Add up (phrasal verb). If something doesn’t add up that means that the information that you already have doesn’t match the new information, that it doesn’t make any sense. And if it adds up then it is reasonable.
Back down (phrasal verb)
If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
“Hang on” which means to wait for a short time.
But especially, when used in a conversation. When someone has said something, you say “Hang on” because you either want to process this information or further discuss it.
And also it means to hold onto something tightly.
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