Getting Rid of The Kids
at this juncture
a particular point in an activity or period of time
At this juncture I suggest we take a short break
Incidentally, the parent-child relationship in our family improved markedly at this juncture, because we were no longer constantly getting on each other’s nerves.
break out into a sweat/break out in a sweat
to start sweating
to become very nervous or frightened
Drops in stock market prices have investors breaking out into a sweat
Barli returned, but then the other members of the rascally band took to hanging out outside the fence, and we broke out into a sweat when we had to round them up.
round somebody/something up
if police or soldiers round up a particular group of people, the find them and force them to go to prison
to find and gather together a group of people, animals, or things
His dog Nell started to round up the sheep.
mooch around/about
to move around slowly without any purpose and doing very little
Beth was happy to mooch around for hours in her nightdress.
The drones – gentle, big-eyed creatures without a sting – mooch about the hive all spring and summer.
show the door
make it clear that somebody must leave
to lead or take someone to the door or exit
to make someone leave
I was shown the door when I asked for a raise.
During the late summer drone massacre, the once pampered little males are rudely gabbed and unceremoniously shown the door.
time and again
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