Idioms and phrases

* Use one's loaf
Meaning- To use common sense
Example- Is it so hard to use your loaf and understand how much pain she is going through currently?

*Cast Iron Stomach
Meaning- To have a strong stomach and rarely or never feel nauseated
Example- you must have cast iron stomach if you are eating pickles with peanut butter

*To pay off old scores
Meaning- to harm someone because they have harmed you in the past
Example- The president used his speech to pay off old scores with his opponents

*Bread and Butter
Meaning- a person's livelihood or main source of income
Example- Gardening is my bread and butter right now

*On the verge of
Meaning- At the point when (something) is about to happen or is very likely to happen
Example- The company was on the verge of getting bankrupt
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