English question for help

1. It's up in the air.
Meaning:

Uncertain about someone or something

- Which singer will win tonight ? Umm..... It's up in the air.
Let's take a wait-and-see attitude.

2. It slipped my mind.
Meaning:

To be forgotten

A: Do you know when Helen's birthday is?

B: Oh gosh! It slipped my mind. I am afraid that you will have to ask her yourself.

3. The sooner the better. ( What you see is what you get. I do not think I need to tell you what it means)

I need those 100 boxes of pens. Please send them my way the sooner the better.
4. It's my treat this time.

Meaning:

I will pay for it this time.


Last time you paid for my meal. It's my treat this time.

6. She never showed up!
Meaning:

She never appeared!

I kept waiting for her the whole night, but she never showed up at my wedding party!

7. Something's come up. ( see 3.)

Meaning:

Something has turned up.發生

I am so sorry! I cannot go to China with you today.

Something's come up.


8. We're in the same boat.
Meaning:

We are facing the same problem./We are in the same situation.


You and I are both unemployed at the moment.

We really should help each other for we are in the same boat.