Tom told Andrea that giant turtles had escaped from the city zoo and were eating only left-handed people. It wasn't until she saw the smirk on his face that Andrea noticed he was just pulling her leg.

No, not really except she did get angry sometimes but her bark was worse than her bite.

So, George... Have you made up your mind where you want to go for your internship?

I'd appreciate that. Go on, I'm all ears.

Learning a foreign language goes hand in hand with International Business.

My only advice to Charlie was to keep his chin up and stop worrying.

I made it absolutely clear that he could on no account expect a pay rise this year.

I shouldn't go outside without a raincoat because it's raining cats and dogs.

Since she won the lottery last week she's been feeling on top of the world.

My advice to you is to make your mind up before it's too late and simply go for it.