Under the knife!
Ted: Why isn't Lisa at work today?
Mike: She's going under the knife tomorrow.
Ted: Is she OK?
Mike: She's fine. I think she's having a nose job.
Under the knife - this English idiom means that someone is having a medical operation.
Having a Giraffe!
Tom: Do you think Liverpool will win the Premier League next season?
Gary: You're having a giraffe! They've got no chance of winning anything.
Having a giraffe - English slang for having a laugh or saying something silly.
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