Meaning: A way of asking someone to share their thoughts with you. For example: ‘I’ll give you a penny if you tell me your thoughts’.

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Meaning: To toot one’s own Horn describes talking about oneself in a prideful way, though often in a self-aware manner. In essence, you’re giving yourself credit for being right about something or having accomplished something impressive!

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Meaning: To be very happy and excited about something that has happened.
Abi was jumping for joy when she heard the news, that she would be starting a new job in a few days!

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is an idiom referring in a negative way to supposedly useless or absurd college or university courses and often generally to refer to a perceived decline in educational standards.^[1][2][3]

The term also serves as an intentionally humorous generic answer to questions about an academic degree. It is also used to humorously refer to any non-academic elective course, specifically one that does not count towards any graduation requirements.

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Example: Charlie finally kicked the bucket. He had cancer, you know.

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