If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money,for an object or service.

VOA: special.2011.06.19

If someone is doing an extremely good job and is very successful, you might say he or she is batting one thousand.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

You might say that someone is hedging his bet when he invests in several different kinds of businesses.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

A gold digger is someone who seeks to marry a rich person because he or she is only interested in that person's money.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

And when someone tells you that the cards are stacked against you, he is saying you do not have a chance to succeed.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

He is considered nosey. Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone works very hard.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Someone who lets something go to his head feels he is better than others.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

He surely is the opposite of someone who is down to earth.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

People never tell someone he is a bigwig.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

His face burned with happiness when he told the Captain "She said YES to me!" He said softly, "I guess it is hard for you to think someone like Caroline might like me."

VOA: special.2009.02.14

"I am hoping he will pick someone with great dimension," "We all know he is going to pick a more liberal justice."

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

"For every opinion there is a counter-opinion. Someone says 'oh,he was a blowhard;' someone else says 'he was a charming,sweet guy.' I think the truth is in between;

VOA: standard.2009.12.17