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Amber: £4 My boyfriend is crazy. Crazy about baking cookies.
I know for sure that there is no cure... 4

Ted: Cut it out! Stop teasing me. I am cured.

Amber: AM better?

Ted: Yes. I'll never bake another cookie again. My parents
made a fortune. Now we can all just chill out!

IDIOMS — LESSON 24

all along — throughout; from beginning to end
Exampte 1: Jenny told Nicole she would vote for her, but all along she
was planning on voting for Andrea.
EXAMPLE 2: I never believed Joel when he told us he was marrying a
princess from Denmark. I knew all along that he was lying.

all better — completely cured
EXxampce 1: “All better?” asked Maureen, after her son stopped crying.
EXAMPLE 2: If you’re not all better, you shouldn’t go to work tomorrow.

as a matter of fact — see Lesson 20

(to) buy (some) time — to make more time available (in order
to achieve a certain purpose)
ExampLe 1: We’re not sure yet whether or not we want to buy the house.
We’d better buy some time so we can think about it over the weekend.
EXAMPLE 2: I’m not sure whether or not I want to take the job offer. P'd
better buy some time to think about it.

(to) chill out [slang] — to relax
ExampLe 1: Chill out! If we miss this train, we’ll just take the next one.
EXAMPLE 2: Your dog ate your homework? Chill out, I’m sure your
teacher will understand!

(to be) crazy about — see Lesson 5

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