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toss salad. 1. Literally, to mix various ingredients together to create a salad. Modifiers and articles ("the" and "a/an") are often used between "toss" and "salad." I like to chop up a bunch of ingredients at the beginning of the week and keep them in the fridge. That way it's really quick and easy to toss a nice salad before dinner each night.
pass the torch. To transfer or bestow one's role, position, responsibilities, etc., to someone else. Gina is retiring next month, and she's passing the torch to me as head of the department. My grandmother is unable to stand long enough to cook such a large meal, so she's passing the torch to us to make Thanksgiving dinner this year. See also ...
throw a (temper) tantrum. To have an outburst of childish or unreasonable anger, frustration, or ill temper. I was so embarrassed when Danny started throwing a tantrum in the grocery store. You're adults, not children, and throwing a temper tantrum every time something doesn't go your way is not the way to address things. See also: tantrum, throw.
Good grief! Inf. an exclamation of surprise, shock, or amazement. Alice: Good grief! I'm late! Mary: That clock's fast. You're probably okay on time. Bill: There are seven newborn kittens under the sofa! Jane: Good grief! See also: good.
make a dent/hole in something. take (something) in stride. set (someone, something, or oneself) apart (from someone or something) set apart. set apart from. throw (something) into sharp relief. bring (something) into sharp relief.
