Phrases & Expressions

A minimalist aesthetic emphasizing a natural, polished look with subtle makeup and neat hair.

• She perfected the clean girl aesthetic.
• Slicked-back hair and glowing skin are typical of the clean girl look.

Whatever happens, especially no matter how difficult or unpleasant.

• I'll be there, come what may.
• Come what may, I won't give up.

A way of designing products so that all their materials can be reused again and again without waste.

• The company adopted a cradle to cradle approach to manufacturing.
• This product is designed for cradle to cradle recycling.

A place famous for its excellent food, which attracts many food lovers.

• Paris is a culinary mecca.
• We visited the culinary mecca of Italy.

To go directly across an area, making the journey shorter.

• We cut across the field to save time.
• The children cut across the park on their way to school.

Extremely tired, especially when standing or working.

• I've been on my feet all day; I'm dead on my feet.
• After the long shift, she was dead on her feet.

To fly down to a lower level to get out of conditions where ice forms on the aircraft.

• The crew asked ATC for a lower level to descend out of icing quickly.
• If the anti-ice system fails, descend out of icing as soon as possible.

A clear and immediate danger to someone or something.

• Rising sea levels are a direct threat to many coastal towns.
• The new shopping centre poses a direct threat to small local shops.

To set an aircraft door so that its escape slide will not inflate when the door opens.

• Please disarm the slide before the maintenance team opens the door.
• After landing, the cabin crew disarm the slide before opening the door.

To send a direct message to someone, often with romantic or flirtatious intent.

• He decided to slide into her DMs.
• Don't slide into my DMs unless it's important.