#idioms

🔶Throw/put somebody off the scent

🔸 to give someone false information to prevent them from catching you or discovering something.


🔸Was he trying to put me off the scent because I had come too close to the truth?

ways to say "ok":

1. Sure thing
2. Understood
3. No worries
4. Affirmative
5. Cool
6. Gotcha
7. 10-4
8. Very well
9. Agreed
10. Right away
11. Consider it done
12. Definitely
13. Copy that
14. Yep
15. Okey-dokey
16. Alrighty
17. Fine
18. Okay by me
19. That works
20. As you wish
21. Absolutely
22. Will do
23. Sounds like a plan
24. I’m on it
25. It’s a go
26. Bingo
27. No sweat
28. Right you are
29. No biggie
30. Works for me
31. Check
32. Certainly
33. You got it
34. All good
35. Perfect
36. Consider it done
37. For sure

#Expressions

🔶The be-all and end-all


➖the most important part of a situation or of someone’s life.

🔸Jim, making money was the be-all and end-all of his job.

#Expressions

🔘The powers that be 


▫️the unknown people who have important positions of authority and power, and whose decisions affect your life.


▪️The powers that be don’t want the media to get hold of the story.