Common Everyday Phrases

get up on the wrong side of the bed

fed up

get the picture

Amy: "Good morning, Arthur!"

Arthur: "Please, Amy, do you have to talk so loud?"

Amy: "Gee, Arthur, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed?"

Arthur: "No, I'm just fed up with all this snow! I couldn't even work on my newsletter yesterday, because the snow knocked down the Internet lines."

Amy: "Ahhh, I get the picture. But don't worry, Dear, it is supposed to get up to about 4 degrees by Saturday."

get up on the wrong side of the bed
possible reason for a bad mood or unpleasant attitude

fed up
to have had enough of something;
unable to tolerate anymore of something

get the picture
to understand what someone is trying to say

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