rest assured - be sure
EXAMPLE
1:
Rest assured that the police will find the thieves.
EXAMPLE
2:
Rest assured I'll take good care of your dog while you're on
vacation.
right away - immediately
EXAMPLE
1: When Meg realized her house was on fire, she called the fire
department
right away.
EXAMPLE
2: You need some sugar for your cookies? I'll bring some over
right away.
(to) sell like hotcakes - to sell fast; to be a popular item
EXAMPLE
1:
Those new Fubu blue jeans are selling like hotcakes. All the
girls love them.
EXAMPLE
2: Stephen King's new novel is
selling like hotcakes.
(to be) sitting pretty - in a good position (often financially)
EXAMPLE
1: After Chad won the lottery, he was really
sitting pretty. He
quit his job and bought a mansion in Malibu, California.
EXAMPLE
2: Gina was one of the first people to work at Amazon.com,
and she made millions on her stock options. Now she's
sitting pretty.
sold out - completely sold
EXAMPLE
1: Becky was really disappointed when she found out that the
Britney Spears concert was
sold out.
EXAMPLE
2: Susan's cookies were very popular at the bake sale. In fact,
they
sold out in just 20 minutes!
(to) take off- to become popular; to grow suddenly
EXAMPLE:
Julia Roberts' career
took off with the film "Pretty Woman."
NOTE: "Take off" has several other meanings:
1. Remove. Please
take off your shoes before coming inside our apart-
ment. We just vacuumed this morning.
2. To leave. We're
taking off now. See you later!
3. To deduct. The waiter forgot to bring us drinks, so he
took $10 off the bill.
4. To leave the ground. The airplane
took off on time.
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