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Live wire
1. With a live wire like Ronaldo in the team, the football club can&`&t lose.
2. The actor Charlie Sheen was the live wire that made "Two and a Half Men" good.
3. With a live wire like Emma, things in the office get done.
Definition: An energetic and vivacious person.
Etymology: This metaphoric term transfers a wire carrying electric current to a lively individual.
Other examples:
A. Without him as the live wire, the office turned into a quiet and boring place.
B. We need a more balanced team. Too many live wires will on the contrary make us less efficient.
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Spur of the moment
1. John decided to go on an Australian tour on the spur of the moment.
2. Monica bought 3 shirts worth 300 dollars on the spur of the moment and regretted it a minute later.
3. After finding Ann&`&s old phone number, Wesley called her on the spur of a moment.
Definition: Spontaneously
Etymology: Refers to using a spur to make the horse run faster.
Other examples:
A. When the assistant said to me that if I spent more, she would get a larger bonus (kick back), I decided on the spur of the moment to put more money into my newly purchased membership card.
B. They met on a trip and decided on the spur of the moment to marry each other. They divorced three months later.
C. Most of his wonderful music was improvised on the spur of the moment.
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Rub the wrong way
1. Wendy rubs people the wrong way when she tries to impose her liberal beliefs on others.
2. Uncle Eric rubs people the wrong way by bragging about flying first class.
3. There are rumors that he left the band "Direction 1" because he rubbed his band mates the wrong way.
Definition: To irritate someone.
Etymology: This idiom alludes to rubbing an animal&`&s fur in the wrong direction; like a shark.
Other examples:
A. The wife complained her husband rubbed her the wrong way whenever she desperately needed comfort.
B. When disciplining students, she&`&d rather the headmaster stay away, because he always rubs people the wrong way and makes things worse.
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