Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (254 page)

You'll be the death of me (yet)
.
You and your problems may, in fact, kill me. (An exaggeration, of course.)
H
ENRY
: You'll be the death of me yet. Why can't you ever do anything right? A
NDREW
: I got a talent for it, I guess
.
B
ILL
: Mom, the teacher says you have to go to school again for a conference. M
OTHER
: Oh, Billy, you'll be the death of me.

You'll get onto it
.
Don't worry. You will become more comfortable with this situation soon.; You will catch the spirit of the situation soon.
B
ILL
: I just can't seem to do this right. B
OB
: You'll get onto it
.
M
ARY
: How long does it take to learn to work this computer? J
ANE
: Don't fret. You'll get onto it.

You'll get the hang of it
.
Don't worry. You will learn soon how it is done.
M
ARY
: It's harder than I thought to glue these things together. T
OM
: You'll get the hang of it
.
B
ILL
: I can't seem to swing
this club the way you showed me. S
ALLY
: You'll get the hang of it. Don't worry. Golf is easy.

You'll never get away with it
.
You will never succeed with that illegal or outrageous plan.
B
ILL
: I have a plan to cheat on the exam. M
ARY
: You'll never get away with it
.
J
ANE
: I think I can trick everybody into walking out on the performance. M
ARY
: That's awful. You'll never get away with it.

Your guess is as good as mine
.
I really do not know.; You know as well as I do.
M
ARY
: What time do we eat around here? B
OB
: Your guess is as good as mine
.
B
ILL
: Why would anyone build a house like that way out here in the woods? B
OB
: Your guess is as good as mine.

Your place or mine?
an expression asking whose dwelling should be the site of a rendezvous. (Often associated with a sudden or spontaneous sexual encounter.)
B
ILL
: So, do you want to go somewhere? M
ARY
: Your place or mine?
B
ILL
: I was thinking of a movie. What's this “You're place or mine?

M
ARY
: Okay, I'll rent the movie and we'll watch it at your place.

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