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Im learning real English and really being confused with idioms and slang, help me with these phrases 1. AFTER GETTING THE FIRST BUTTERFLIERS OUT OF HIS STOMACH he just loved it. 2. It was just really LOW KEY 3. He would be STICKLED PINK to see you 4. TIME JUST REALLY FLIES 5. TIME KIND OF ESCAPED ME tonight 6. I'm going to MAKE MY BEST EFFORT Any explanations with the world in capitals would be really great! THANKS...

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1) "butterflies in your stomach" refers to being nervous. So the sentence is "After he was no longer nervous, he loved it" 2) "Low key" means down to Earth or calm. So if you throw a party and invite 100 people, that is not low key. But if you invite 5 people and you all watch a movie, that is considered low key. 3) "Tickled pink" means to be very excited or happy about something. It comes from how a person's face might turn pink after being tickled. 4) "Time flies" means that time goes by quickly. So if you did something you loved for an entire day but it only seemed to last 20 minutes because you were having so much fun, then time really "flew by". 5) "Time escaped me" means that you lost track of time and was likely late for something. So going off my previous example, if you were doing something very fun and you forgot that you had to do homework, then time "escaped you". 6) "best effort" means you will try your hardest to accomplish something.
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1. Having butterflies means that you are nervous. 2. Low key means that it wasn't very apparent. 3.Delighted/happy 4.When someone says that "time flies" they mean that it felt like it passed quickly 5. Time felt that it passed quicker than usual 6.Try my hardest
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1. he was nervous 2. he didn't tell everyone about it. it wasn't very apparent. 3.delighted 4.it goes by fast 5.same as^^ 6.try my hardest

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