Meaning:

In modern dating, ghosting someone means suddenly disappearing from the communication radar or cutting someone off from your life without any explanation.

Sentence :

• He never got back to me; he ghosted me.
• It’s easier to ghost someone online.

Conversation

Conversation

A: I have been waiting for his call.

B: Did your second date go well?

A: He stopped texting me weeks ago.

B: I do not want to be cynical, but I think he ghosted you.

Meaning

The shift runs from midnight to 8 am

Sentence:

• Most of us don’t like to be assigned on a graveyard shift.
• Drink coffee because you are on for the graveyard shift

Conversation

A: Who wants to work on a graveyard shift?

B: I don’t think I can sign up for that

A: The are more benefits for graveyard shifters.

B: Overnight work does not suit me.

Meaning

Drop-dead gorgeous means a beautiful woman.

Sentence

I’ve seen the drop-dead gorgeous Nicole Kidman at her husband’s concert.

Conversation

A: How does Dexter end up with drop-dead girlfriends?

B: He knows how to use his charm well.

A: His girlfriend resembles Kendall Jenner.

B: Wow, I’m speechless!

Meaning:

This is a secret that can cause damage to one’s reputation.

Sentence:

• The foreign diplomat lived in that country with a skeleton in his closet
• It took her a year to find out her fiance’s skeleton in the closet

Conversation:

A: I was never comfortable with the presence of the family next door

B: I have always felt like they have a skeleton in the closet

A: It’s a good thing the police caught them in the act of drug dealing.

B: Too much to handle in our village, most people think that our area is the safest.