1. Knock Knock! Who’s There? Water. Water who? Water you doing at my house? (What are you doing at my house?)
2. Knock Knock! Who’s There? Sara. Sara who? Sara doctor in the house? (Is there a doctor in the house?)
3. Knock Knock! Who’s There? Candace. Candace who? Candace be the last knock knock joke? (Can this be the last knock knock joke?)
4. by word of mouth—people telling other people about something—The restaurant became popular by word of mouth. So, the owners didn’t have to spend a lot of money on advertising.
5. the ball’s in their court—used when people are negotiating—it’s “their” (the other sides’) turn to make a counteroffer—We offered the car dealer $10,000 for the car and we are waiting to see if he will accept our offer. The ball is in his court now.
6. chip off the old block—someone who is very similar to their father—Everyone says Tyler is a chip off the old block because he looks so much like Tim.
7. couch potato—a person who spends a lot of time watching tv and eating junk food—We were couch potatoes all weekend, but on Monday we had to get back to work and back to the gym!
8. call a spade a spade—to say something in a straightforward and direct way, even if it’s not pleasant—Sometimes you have to call a spade a spade and let people know they are making a bad decision.
9. call it a day—finish working—Most people like to call it a day a little early on Fridays.
