Sunday, November 21, 2010

More idioms

Set 2

Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth
When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful.

Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket:
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.

Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures:
When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.

Drive someone up the wall:
To irritate and/or annoy very much.
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Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

Excuse my French:
Please forgive me for cursing.

Fixed In Your Ways:
Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.

.From Rags To Riches:
To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.

Get Down to Brass Tacks:
To become serious about something.

Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed:
Someone who is having a horrible day.

Get Your Walking Papers:
Get fired from a job.

Good Samaritan:
Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for compensation, and no thought of a reward.

Set 3

Great Minds Think Alike:
Intelligent people think like each other.

Gut Feeling:
A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.

Haste Makes Waste:
Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.

To  lose one´s head:
Angry and overcome by emotions.

Head Over Heels:
Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love.
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High Five:
Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration gesture.

.Hit The Books:
To study, especially for a test or exam.
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Hit The Nail on the Head:
Do something exactly right or say something exactly right.

Hold Your Horses:
Be patient.

If It's Not One Thing, It's Another:
When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another...

It Takes Two To Tango:
A two person conflict where both people are at fault.

It's A Small World:
You frequently see the same people in different places.

Set 4

Keep An Eye On somebody:
You should carefully watch somebody.

Keep your chin up:
To remain joyful in a tough situation.

Kick The Bucket:
Die.

Kitty-corner:
Diagonally across. Sometimes called Catty-Corner as well.
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Knock On Wood:
Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid some bad luck.

Know the Ropes:
To understand the details.

Last but not least:
An introduction phrase to let the audience know that the last person mentioned is no less important than those introduced before him/her.

Lend Me Your Ear:
To politely ask for someone's full attention.

Let Bygones Be Bygones:
To forget about a disagreement or arguement.

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie:
To avoid restarting a conflict.

Let The Cat Out Of The Bag:
To share a secret that wasn't suppose to be shared.

Method To My Madness:
Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.

Set 5

Mumbo Jumbo:
Nonsense or meaningless speech

Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You:
Don't hurt anyone that helps you.

New kid on the block:
Someone new to the group or area.

No Room to Swing a Cat:
An unsually small or confined space.

Not Playing With a Full Deck:

Someone who lacks intelligence.

Off On The Wrong Foot:
Getting a bad start on a relationship or task.
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Off the Record:
Something said in confidence that the one speaking doesn't want attributed to him/her.

On The Fence:
Undecided.

On The Same Page:
When multiple people all agree on the same thing.

Out Of The Blue:
Something that suddenly and unexpectedly occurs.

Out On The Town:
To enjoy yourself by going out.

Over My Dead Body:
When you absolutely will not allow something to happen.

Set 6

Over the Top:
Very excessive.

Pass The Buck:
Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else.

Pig Out :
To eat a lot and eat it quickly.

Practice Makes Perfect:
By constantly practicing, you will become better.

Pull the plug:
To stop something. To bring something to an end.

Pulling Your Leg:
Tricking someone as a joke.

Raining Cats and Dogs:
A very loud and noisy rain storm.

Rome Was Not Built In One Day:
If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time.

Rule Of Thumb:
A rough estimate.

Run out of steam:
To be completely out of energy

You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover:
Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on appearance.

Zero Tolerance:
No crime or law breaking big or small will be overlooked

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