Dark chocolate

to take it, to resist something, to pick something up and take it with you

‘To take something’ is a perfectly innocent take expression but one needs to use caution every now and again because with the object pronoun ‘it’ things can change a little. In a normal situation we might find the expression used like this: Cyclist: “Hey! That guy just took my bike!” The poor cyclist has just … Read more

Naughty!

To slide something aside & To fit inside something

‘To slide something aside’ means to move something from one position to another horizontally without moving it vertically. For example: The couple sat down at the table in the restaurant but they were struggling to see each other because of an overly sized vase of flowers; undeterred they simply slide the flowers to one side … Read more

Could you repeat that please?

to worry about something

‘To worry about something’ is when you are concerned about what might happen in the future, usually as consequences of actions that have happened in the past. When used in the expression ‘Don’t worry about it’, it means that there is no need to be concerned, everything is fine, there will be no negative consequences … Read more

Cute!

to lose one's mind

‘To lose one’s mind’ means to go crazy, or become delirious. ‘Buck tooth’ is where the front teeth protrude more than normal. In this case the author of the meme is ‘losing his/her mind’, that’s to say going crazy; presumably this is because the kitten looks incredibly cute due to the pattern of his fur … Read more