From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/2013/11/131114_todays_phrase_hold_your_tongue.shtml

Hold your tongue

A chameleon extending its tongue to catch a cricket. Photo: William West/ AFP/ Getty Images

Today's Phrase

If someone tells you to hold your tongue it means they want you to stop talking, because they don't like what you are saying.

Examples:

I'm going to have to hold my tongue because I keep saying what I think and people get upset!

I had to tell Jane to hold her tongue; what she was saying didn't help us move forward in our planning meeting.

Take note

If you make a slip of the tongue, you pronounce a word incorrectly or you say something you didn't mean to say.

Example:

I meant to tell her she was fun not fat; it was just a slip of the tongue!

Interesting fact

Chameleons, like the one in this photo, are able to change colour, though not all species can. In a few types, the colour change is used as camouflage, but in most it is a form of communication to attract potential mates or warn off rivals. They will revert to a default colour that merges with their habitat - green for a jungle species, beige for a desert one.

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/2013/11/131105_todays_phrase_in_a_spin.shtml

In a spin

A polar bear shakes water out of its fur. Photo: AFP/ Getty Images/ Christian Reimann

Today's Phrase

If you are in a spin it means you are worried or confused about something because lots of things are happening at once - or you have too many choices.

Examples:

The whole team was in a spin when their best player got a red card and was sent off.

My head's in a spin - I've got so much to do, I don't know where to start.

Take note

If you put a spin on somethingit means you exaggerate or change what you are saying to put you at an advantage or make you look good.

Example:

The finance minister tried to put a spin on the story about rising inflation rates by suggesting it wasn't his fault.

Interesting fact

Polar bear cubs (babies) are born deaf and blind beneath the snow but they grow into the most powerful of all four-legged animals. Adult polar bears spend most of their lives alone, wandering over the vast tracts of frozen ice looking for seals, walruses and even whales to eat. They are also remarkably good swimmers and have been spotted over 60 miles from shore.

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From: http://www.boredpanda.com/amazing-home-interior-design-ideas/
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Image credits: Levitate Architects

TIME Expressions

all in good time = at some time when it is convinient
to pass the time = to kill time not doing anything very important
to buy time = to delay things in order to have more time 
time and time again = repeatedly
for the time being = temporarily
a bit pressed for time = in a bit of a hurry
now's a fine time = a very inconvinient moment
at the best of times = in the best possible situation or condition
just in the nick of time = at the last possible instant
on time = punctually