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                            •   If have a nickel for every time.

                                When someone uses this expression, they mean that the specific thing happened and It is an

                                abbreviation of the statement ‘If I had a nickel for very time that happened, I would be rich’.
                            •   In high gear.
                                 If something is in high gear, it is in a quick-paced mode.  If someone is in high gear,  they are

                                 feverishly on the fast track.
                            •   In the catbird seat.

                                 If someone is in the catbird seat, they are in an advantageous or superior position.
                            •   It’s been a slice.
                                 When someone leaves and you have said your goodbyes it is usually the last thing you may say…It’s

                                 been a slice. I use it after a visit where we have had a good time.













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