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17 октября 2017 00:01
Idiom of the Day
🔰go over big /ˈgoʊ ˈoʊvɚ ˈbɪg/
✔️ definition of GO OVER BIG
❗️informal
💢: to be successful or well-liked
❕For example:
🔺Here's a recipe for healthy cookies that always goes over big with kids. [=that children like a lot]
🔺The pie went over big with the guests.
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16 октября 2017 01:07
Idioms with the word "touch"
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15 октября 2017 21:14
Drop like flies
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15 октября 2017 14:36
💯Highly Recommended☝️
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15 октября 2017 08:59
🐄 Cow Idioms
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13 октября 2017 13:24
🔰seal sb's fate
💢If an action, event, or situation seals your fate, nothing can stop some unpleasant thing happening to you:
🔺From the moment she stepped into the busy road her fate was sealed.
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11 октября 2017 17:55
🔋12 English Idioms with the word “Head” that you can use everyday.
It’s time for some more idioms and I’d like to dedicate this post to some common expressions we use with the word “head”. They are, in fact, idioms that are used very often in both spoken and written English.
I. I always keep my head.
💢Meaning: I never lose control of my emotions.
2. It never entered my head.
💢Meaning: I never even thought about it.
3. I brought matters to a head.
💢Meaning: I made sure something had to be decided.
4. My head is in the clouds.
💢Meaning: I’m not a practically minded person.
5. I can’t make head nor tail of this.
💢Meaning: I don’t understand it at all.
6. I’m in way over my head.
💢Meaning: I’m involved so far that it’s out of my control.
7. I could do it standing on my head.
💢Meaning: I find it really easy.
8. The fame has completely gone to my head.
💢Meaning: I’ve let my feelings get out of control.
9. He’s off his head.
💢Meaning: He’s gone mad or he is completely drunk (depending on the context)
10. She likes to keep her head down.
💢Meaning: She avoids attracting attention.
11. They’re still scratching their heads over the results.
💢Meaning: They’re finding it hard to understand the results.
12. That joke just went over my head.
💢Meaning: I didn’t understand the joke.
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11 октября 2017 10:40
10 Non-Literal Idioms With THROW
🔰Throw A Wrench In The Works
✍🏾To do something that stops an event or activity from being successful. Origin of this idiom: a wrench is a type of tool, and if a wrench accidentally gets caught in machinery, the machine will stop working. Note: The British English form of this idiom is “put a spanner in the works.”
🔺“I’m trying to plan a birthday party for my husband, but his busy schedule is throwing a wrench in the works. It’s nearly impossible to find a night when he’s free.”
🔰Throw (Someone) Off / Throw (Someone) For A Loop
✍🏾To distract, confuse, or surprise someone, especially when they are in the middle of doing something that requires concentration. To “throw someone for a loop” is similar and emphasizes the sudden, intense surprise.
🔺“I think I answered all the questions in the job interview pretty well – except for the random one about my personal life. I wasn’t expecting it, so it threw me off.”
🔺“My father’s had a beard for as long as I can remember, so it really threw me for a loop when he shaved it off!”
🔰Throw In The Towel
✍🏾To give up, to admit failure.
🔺“After fifteen unsuccessful attempts to start a business, John finally threw in the towel.”
🔰Throw (Someone) Under The Bus
✍🏾To sacrifice someone who you had previously supported or agreed with.
🔺“I thought she was my friend, until she threw me under the bus and told our manager that the project’s failure was my fault.”
🔰Throw Oneself At
✍🏾Someone who is really desperate to be romantically involved with another person may “throw himself/herself” at that person – it means to do things that make your romantic/sexual interest extremely obvious. This is generally used with a negative connotation – it’s not considered something admirable to do.
🔺“Abigail can’t stand being single – she’s been throwing herself at every guy she meets ever since Brad broke up with her.”
🔰A Stone’s Throw From
✍🏾Very close, not far away.
🔺“Our hotel was just a stone’s throw from the beach – we could walk there in less than 5 minutes.”
🔰Throw Caution To The Wind
✍🏾To become very careless and take a dangerous risk.
🔺“I told him not to invest all his money in a single stock, but he threw caution to the wind and did it anyway.”
🔰Throw Together
✍🏾To create something in a rush.
🔺“We only had a half hour for lunch, so we just threw together a salad.”
🔰Throw A Tantrum
✍🏾To have a sudden explosion of angry, childish behavior. This phrase is often used with kids, but can be applied to adults when you want to emphasize that the behavior is immature.
🔺“My 6-year-old threw a tantrum when I said he couldn’t have dessert until he’d finished his broccoli.”
🔰I Wouldn’t Trust Him As Far As I Could Throw Him
✍🏾This means that you don’t trust somebody at all.
🔺“I don’t trust used car salesmen as far as I could throw them.”
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10 октября 2017 05:31
Idioms With Tools
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10 октября 2017 05:29
Idioms to say something is really easy
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09 октября 2017 11:44
💥on the wagon
❗️informal
🔰If you are on the wagon, you have decided not to drink any alcohol:
🔺He was on the wagon for ten years, when he was living in Connecticut.
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06 октября 2017 05:14
To Blow Hot and Cold
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✅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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