And when someone says your words or actions hit the nail on the head, he means what you said or did was exactly right.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

It describes the unplesant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

An inquest takes place when someone has died under suspicious or unknown conditions.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

It is used when someone tells something that was supposed to be secret.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

But he got hot under the collar when someone took his radio.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

When someone has you buffaloed, he has tricked or fooled you.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Every minute counts when someone is having a heart attack.

VOA: standard.2010.04.18

So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

This is the day when many people will be going out on a date with someone special in their lives.

VOA: special.2011.02.09

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

VOA: special.2010.01.31

We use the expression to clown around when we talk about someone playing tricks and making jokes.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

When you can help someone new in town solve a problem, you feel good about it.

VOA: special.2010.07.16