Common Everyday Phrases

right and left

off the hook

Arthur: (answering his office phone) "Hello? Oh, hi Amy."

Amy: "Hi Arthur! Hey, sorry to bother you at the office, but that new movie is starting at the theater tonight and I wondered if you wanted to meet me there when you get out of work."

Arthur: "I don't think I'll have the energy. Mr. Johnson is barking orders at me right and left, and the phone's been ringing off the hook all day."

Amy: "Oh, I'm sorry you're having a hard day. Never mind the movie. Just try to have a good afternoon, and when you get home we'll have your favorite dinner...peanut butter and jelly sandwiches."

right and left
from every direction

ringing off the hook
ringing with call after call, almost non-stop

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