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04 октября 2017 05:09

✅Most common American idioms ( part 3 )

❗️He ratted on me.
▪️He informed others about my secrets.

❗️She is a stool pigeon.
▪️She informs on everybody.

❗️I can't make heads or tails of it.
▪️I can't understand what you are talking about.

❗️She's no spring chicken.
▪️She is a tough old lady.

❗️She lost her head.
▪️She did something crazy.

❗️He can't keep his head above water.
▪️He's too busy with many things.

❗️That's just off the top of my head.
▪️Here's an idea without too much thought.

❗️She'll got her head in the clouds.
▪️Her ideas are not practical.

❗️She's levelheaded.
▪️She's always has good practical ideas.

❗️I've got a lump in my throat.
▪️I am emotionally involved and distressed.

❗️You'd better save your neck.
▪️You must survive this situation.

❗️You better turn the other cheek.
▪️ Don't let what they say bother you!

❗️Just swallow your pride.
▪️Forget your pride and solve the problem.

❗️My lips are sealed.
▪️I will never reveal the secret.

❗️It's a slap in the face.
▪️That is an insult.

❗️You can talk until you're blue in the face.
▪️They aren't listening to you.

❗️You must face the music.
▪️Admit your error solve it and go on.

❗️She's got a big mouth.
▪️She talks too much and says the wrong things.

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03 октября 2017 08:52

✅Most common American idioms (part 1)

❗️She is a peach.
▪️She's sweet and helpful.

❗️He's full of beans.
▪️He's not telling the truth.

❗️It's not my cup of tea.
▪️I don't care for that.

❗️He's full of baloney.
▪️He doesn't know what he's talking about.

❗️It's just sour grapes.
▪️They have resentment.

❗️That's corny.
▪️It's sentimental, old, and not funny anymore.

❗️I'm in a pickle.
▪️I'm in a dilemma.

❗️He brings home the bacon.
▪️He brings home the family money.

❗️She's in a stew.
▪️She's upset.

❗️He's the top banana.
▪️He's the headman.

❗️He's the salt of the earth.
▪️He's a very good person.

❗️She's worth her salt.
▪️She's a valuable employee.

❗️They're two peas in a pod.
▪️If you see one you see the other.

❗️I'm nuts about you.
▪️I'm in love with you.

❗️It's a piece of cake.
▪️It's quite simple.

❗️You can't have your cake and eat it too.
▪️You can't use it and save it.

❗️He's a real ham.
▪️He's just an actor (a bad actor.)

❗️It's a hard nut to crack.
▪️It's a difficult problem to solve.

❗️He's a bad egg.
▪️He cannot be trusted.

❗️We need to break the ice.
▪️Everyone's a little tense - lets be friendly.

❗️We'll get a baker's dozen.
▪️We'll get 13 items (one extra.)

❗️He's got a finger in every pie.
▪️He has many deals going.

❗️You'll have to take potluck.
▪️Be happy with what we have on hand.

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29 сентября 2017 14:37

a (whole) heap of sth

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29 сентября 2017 13:39

a (heavy) cross to bear

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28 сентября 2017 05:11

without a murmur

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28 сентября 2017 05:09

swallow your words

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27 сентября 2017 18:55

🔰" A bad break "

Ⓜ️eaning:
1. A misfortune. 2. A serious bone fracture.

ℹ️Example:

1. Tony has lost his job, just when he needed the cash to move house. That's a bad break.
2. Tanya's leg was crushed when the rock fell on it - a really bad break the doctor said.

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1. USA 2. UK.
➖Where is it used❔:
1. USA. 2. Widely used.

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26 сентября 2017 05:09

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25 сентября 2017 09:44

📌 idioms starting with #G

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

🔰Get Over It:
✔️To move beyond something that is bothering you.

🔰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.

🔰Give Him The Slip:
✔️To get away from. To escape.

🔰Go Down Like A Lead Balloon:
✔️To be received badly by an audience.

🔰Go For Broke:
✔️To gamble everything you have.

🔰Go Out On A Limb:
✔️Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something.

🔰Go The Extra Mile:
✔️Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand.

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

🔰Graveyard Shift:
✔️Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am. The time of the day when most other people are sleeping.

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

🔰Green Room:
✔️The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show.

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

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23 сентября 2017 10:19

📌 idioms starting with #F

💯Feeding Frenzy:
🗨An aggressive attack on someone by a group.

💯Field Day:
🗨An enjoyable day or circumstance.

💯Finding Your Feet:
🗨To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing.

💯Finger lickin' good:
🗨A very tasty food or meal.

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

💯Flash In The Pan:
🗨Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end.

💯Flea Market:
🗨A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy and sell inexpensive goods.

💯Flesh and Blood:
🗨This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family.

💯Flip The Bird:
🗨To raise your middle finger at someone.

💯Foam at the Mouth:
🗨To be enraged and show it.

💯Fools' Gold:
🗨Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold.

💯French Kiss:
🗨An open mouth kiss where tongues touch.

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

💯Fuddy-duddy:
🗨An old-fashioned and foolish type of person.

💯Full Monty:
🗨This idiom can mean either, "the whole thing" or "completely nude".

💯Funny Farm:
🗨A mental institutional facility.

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21 сентября 2017 15:57

🔺”No strings attached”,

which means "Free of conditions, limitations, obligations, etc.”

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20 сентября 2017 04:38

#C

💢Can't Cut The Mustard :
Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.

💢Cast Iron Stomach:
Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with eating anything or drinking anything.

💢Charley Horse:
Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.

💢Chew someone out:
Verbally scold someone.

💢Chip on his Shoulder:
Angry today about something that occured in the past.

💢Chow Down:
To eat.

💢Close but no Cigar:
To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.

💢Cock and Bull Story:
An unbelievable tale.

💢Come Hell Or High Water:
Any difficult situation or obstacle.

💢Crack Someone Up:
To make someone laugh.

💢Cross Your Fingers:
To hope that something happens the way you want it to.

💢Cry Over Spilt Milk:
When you complain about a loss from the past.

💢Cry Wolf:
Intentionally raise a false alarm.

💢Cup Of Joe:
A cup of coffee.

💢Curiosity Killed The Cat:
Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation.

💢Cut to the Chase:
Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point.

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19 сентября 2017 20:04

#A

💥A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush
☑️Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

💥A Blessing In Disguise:
☑️Something good that isn't recognized at first.

💥A Chip On Your Shoulder:
☑️Being upset for something that happened in the past.

💥A Dime A Dozen:
☑️Anything that is common and easy to get.

💥A Doubting Thomas:
☑️A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

💥A Drop in the Bucket:
☑️A very small part of something big or whole.

💥A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
☑️It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.

💥A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:
☑️Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.

💥A Leopard Can't Change His Spots:
☑️You cannot change who you are.

💥A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned:
☑️By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

💥A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
☑️A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

💥A Piece of Cake:
☑️A task that can be accomplished very easily.

💥A Slap on the Wrist:
☑️A very mild punishment.

💥A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
☑️When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

💥A Toss-Up:
☑️A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

💥Actions Speak Louder Than Words:
☑️It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.

💥Add Fuel To The Fire:
☑️Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.

💥Against The Clock:
☑️Rushed and short on time.

💥All Bark And No Bite:
☑️When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.

💥All Greek to me:
☑️Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

💥All In The Same Boat:
☑️When everyone is facing the same challenges.

💥An Arm And A Leg:
☑️Very expensive. A large amount of money.

💥An Axe To Grind:
☑️To have a dispute with someone.

💥Apple of My Eye:
☑️Someone who is cherished above all others.

💥As High As A Kite:
☑️Anything that is high up in the sky.

💥At The Drop Of A Hat:
☑️Willing to do something immediately.

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17 сентября 2017 18:27

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17 сентября 2017 13:42

Idioms with feet
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04 октября 2017 05:09

✅Most common American idioms ( part 2 )

❗️It's just monkey business.
▪️The business is either his own business or fake.

❗️He'll weasel out.
▪️He'll back out of all agreements.

❗️She'll go ape.
▪️She'll become very upset.

❗️Let's talk turkey.
▪️Let's begin to talk seriously.

❗️Don't let the cat out of the bag.
▪️Don't tell our secret.

❗️Those are crocodile tears.
▪️Those are false tears.

❗️He's a card shark.
▪️He is a professional card player.

❗️We had a whale of a time.
▪️We had a great time.

❗️He drinks like a fish.
▪️He is a heavy alcohol drinker.

❗️I've got a frog in my throat.
▪️I need to clear my throat in order to talk right.

❗️He rolled snake eyes.
▪️His dice had two ones.

❗️She's pig-headed.
▪️She is very stubborn.

❗️It sounds fishy.
▪️It doesn't sound like it's true.

❗️Don't make a hog of yourself.
▪️Don't take more than your share.

❗️Quit horsing around.
▪️Stop being silly and get serious.

❗️He's a rat.
▪️He is not to be trusted.

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01 октября 2017 06:15

📌 idioms starting with #H

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

🛡Hat Trick:
→When one player scores three goals in the same hockey game. This idiom can also mean three scores in any other sport, such as 3 home runs, 3 touchdowns, 3 soccer goals, etc.

🛡Have an Axe to Grind:
→To have a dispute with someone.

🛡He Lost His Head:
→Angry and overcome by emotions.

🛡Head Over Heels:
→Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love.

🛡Hell in a Hand basket:
→Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.

🛡High Five:
→Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration gesture.

🛡High on the Hog:
→Living in Luxury.

🛡Hit The Books:
→To study, especially for a test or exam.

🛡Hit The Hay:
→Go to bed or go to sleep.

🛡Hit The Nail on the Head:
→Do something exactly right or say something exactly right.

🛡Hit The Sack:
→Go to bed or go to sleep.

🛡Hocus Pocus:
→In general, a term used in magic or trickery.

🛡Hold Your Horses:
→Be patient.

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29 сентября 2017 13:40

a (quick/brisk) trot through sth

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28 сентября 2017 05:12

mustn't grumble

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swallow the bait

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27 сентября 2017 19:06

🔰" A big ask "

Ⓜ️eaning:
A favour which is a lot to ask of someone.

➖Example:
🔺Tod had only just got home from his overnight flight when his boss told him to get back to the airport and fly to Sydney. That was a big ask.

💥Where did it originate?:
Australia.
💥Where is it used?:
Worldwide.

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26 сентября 2017 05:10

speak/talk out of turn

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23 сентября 2017 10:41

on an even keel

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23 сентября 2017 08:28

idioms starting with #E

💢Eighty Six:
Ⓜ️A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.

💢Elvis has left the building:
Ⓜ️The show has come to an end. It's all over.

💢Ethnic Cleansing:
Ⓜ️Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.

💢Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Ⓜ️Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

💢Everything But The Kitchen Sink:
Ⓜ️Almost everything and anything has been included.

💢Excuse my French:
Ⓜ️Please forgive me for cussing.

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21 сентября 2017 11:09

#D

✨Dark Horse:
One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.

✨Dead Ringer:
100% identical. A duplicate.

✨Devil's Advocate:
Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.

✨Dog Days of Summer:
The hottest days of the summer season.

✨Don't count your chickens before they hatch:
Don't rely on it until your sure of it.

✨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.

✨Doozy:
Something outstanding.

✨Down To The Wire:
Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.

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

✨Drink like a fish:
To drink very heavily.

✨Drive someone up the wall:
To irritate and/or annoy very much.

✨Dropping Like Flies:
A large number of people either falling ill or dying.

✨Dry Run:
Rehearsal.

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20 сентября 2017 04:37

#B

🔰Back Seat Driver:
People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

🔰Back To Square One:
Having to start all over again.

🔰Back To The Drawing Board:
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

🔰Baker's Dozen:
Thirteen.

🔰Barking Up The Wrong Tree:
A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.

🔰Beat A Dead Horse:
To force an issue that has already ended.

🔰Beating Around The Bush:
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

🔰Bend Over Backwards:
Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.

🔰Between A Rock And A Hard Place:
Stuck between two very bad options.

🔰Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:
To take on a task that is way to big.

🔰Bite Your Tongue:
To avoid talking.

🔰Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else.

🔰Blue Moon:
A rare event or occurance.

🔰Break A Leg:
A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.

🔰Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.

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19 сентября 2017 15:06

💥 Nest Egg:
Savings set aside for future use.

💥 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.

💥 New York Minute:
A minute that seems to go by quickly, especially in a fast paced environment.

💥 No Dice:
To not agree. To not accept a proposition.

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

💥 Not Playing With a Full Deck:
Someone who lacks intelligence.


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17 сентября 2017 13:45

Idioms with feet
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15 сентября 2017 11:45

worship at the shrine/altar of sth

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