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▪️16. GO DOWN IN FLAMES:
✍🏾to end or fail suddenly and spectacularly
She’d wanted to become Managing Director, but her career went down in flames when they found out she’d been leaking information to our competitors.
▪️17. TAR SOMEONE WITH THE SAME BRUSH:
✍🏾to believe that someone has the same bad qualities as others in a group
I don’t think much of that band, but the singer shouldn’t be tarred with the same brush. She’s got a fantastic voice.
▪️18. COME OUT SWINGING:
✍🏾to be confrontational and strongly defend yourself at the beginning of a debate
Our local MP came out swinging against the current leadership and demanded that the government resign.
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💥UPSET THE APPLE CART
✍🏾Meaning: To cause problem or trouble by spoiling someone’s plans or ruining an event.
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🔺We were all excited to start our trip but the traffic on the way to the airport upset the apple cart and we missed our flight.
🔺I don’t want to upset the apple cart by asking you to work late on your wedding anniversary.
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7. PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT:
✍🏾to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible
🔺I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and we landed a major contract.
8. LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED:
✍🏾to do everything you can to achieve your goal
🔺I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this.
9. GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM:
✍🏾to do something you’ve wanted to do for a long time and don’t want to postpone any longer
🔺I wasn’t sure how she was going to react, but I had to get it out of my system, so I told her I had found another woman.
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1. CRUNCH TIME:
✍🏾the period of time just before a project has to be completed and everyone has to work hard
▪️I’m not getting enough sleep these days. It’s crunch time at work.
2. LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY:
✍🏾to let others see your uniqueness
▪️My colleagues were surprised at the Christmas party- I let my freak flag fly and showed them a break dance routine.
3. GET OUT OF HAND:
✍🏾when you lose control of things, they get out of hand
▪️The party got out of hand and the guests started to throw bottles at each other.
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❗️I'm all thumbs.
▪️I am very clumsy.
❗️I've got it all at my fingertips.
▪️I have all the right information.
❗️He's an old hand.
▪️He has lots of experience at that.
❗️She's got her hands full.
▪️She has more things to do than she can handle.
❗️I wash my hands of it all.
▪️I want no part of this thing.
❗️He was caught red-handed.
▪️He was caught in the act of a crime.
❗️Don't let it slip through your fingers.
▪️Don't let this good customer get away.
❗️You must get the upper hand.
▪️Get an advantage on your competitor.
❗️He's up in arms about it.
▪️He has gotten upset about something.
❗️I only got hand-me-downs.
▪️What I got was all second-hand stuff.
❗️I've got to hand it to you.
▪️I admire what you have done.
❗️It's hands off to you.
▪️You are not to do any work on this item.
❗️Try to thumb a ride.
▪️Beg for a ride.
❗️We are short-handed.
▪️I need your help.
❗️You must toe the line.
▪️Everyone must follow all the rules.
❗️He's got cold feet.
▪️He's frightened and doesn't think he can do it.
❗️He's a heel.
▪️He does not act like a gentleman with ladies.
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💢WALK ON EGGSHELLS
✍️Meaning: To be extremely cautious with your words and actions so that you don’t offend anyone or do anything wrong.
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🔰50 Popular English Idioms to Sound Like a Native Speaker(Part 5)
13. CUT SOMEBODY SOME SLACK:
to give somebody a break/ not to judge somebody severely
I was extremely busy last week. Cut me some slack and I’ll finish the report by tomorrow morning.
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14. BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH:
when you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed/ nearly fail
I hadn’t studied much, but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
15. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON:
when something rarely ever happens
We used to see him all the time, but now he just visits us once in a blue moon.
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10. STEP UP YOUR GAME:
✍🏾to start performing better
🔺If you want to win this competition, you’ll have to step up your game.
11. PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER:
✍🏾to calm down and behave normally
🔺I understand you’ve had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?
12. SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT:
✍🏾either start performing better or leave
🔺This is the last time I’m telling you to arrive on time. Shape up or ship out.
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against the clock
To work or race against the clock means to do something as fast as possible and try to finish it before a deadline.
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4. GET YOUR HEAD AROUND IT:
✍🏾to understand something
🔺I just can’t get my head around the fact that Joe is leaving us.
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5. DIG IN YOUR HEELS / STICK TO YOUR GUNS:
✍🏾to refuse to compromise or change your mind
🔺My parents wanted me to give up writing, but I dug in my heels and went on to become a famous writer.
🔺My parents wanted me to give up writing, but I stuck to my guns and went on to become a famous writer.
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6. POUND THE PAVEMENT:
✍🏾to walk the streets looking for a job
🔺I’d been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fast food restaurant.
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💥FAT IS IN THE FIRE
✍️Meaning: Something has been said or done that is going to cause a lot of trouble.
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🔺Exams start in 3 days and I’m far from prepared. The fat is in the fire!
🔺Now that John has disclosed this information to them, the fat is really in the fire.
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💥USE YOUR NOODLE
✍️Meaning: To use your brain or intelligence/ To think logically. Noodle is a slang for a person’s head or brain.
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🔺You really need to use your noodle to solve these puzzles.
🔺You can’t always depend on others to make your decisions. You’ve to start using your noodle!
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