English phrases I like

Homebody. Better than nobody

Or homely or homesick.

Nicer than somebody.

 

Clearing your head. Clear out!

Clearance sale, clear to the horizon,

A clearing in the woods, cleared doubts.

 

Bottoming out. Bottoms up.

Hitting the bottom. Let’s get to the bottom

Of this. Smacked on the bottom.

 

Settling in, settled down.

It’s settled then. Settling on her.

Nothing’s settled. Settledom.

 

Missed opportunities. I miss you.

Missing the target, missing a life.

Missing body. Missing clues.

 

What a downer. The market’s sink-

ing, it’s down. The plane went down, and

We down three quick drinks.

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