10b Flashcards
A long shot
A wild guess/risk
A memory like a sieve
A poor memory
Be all at sea
Be in a state of confusion
Be in sb’s shoes
Be in sb’s position
Be in the same boat
Be in a same (usually bad) situation
Be the spitting image of sb
Look exactly like sb
Be/get soaked to the skin
Be/get very wet
Be/have a close shave
Barely avoid a accident/bad situation
Behind the scenes
In secret
Come out of one’s shell
Gain personal confidence
Does it show?
Is it obvious?
Give sb the slip
Escape from sb
Go for a song
Be sold very cheaply
Go without saying
Be a forgone conclusion
Hit the sack
Go to bed
Live out of a suitcase
Travel often
Not have a permanent home
Make quite a scene
Become angry in a dramatic way
On a shoe string
On a very small budget
Pull a few strings
Use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
Pull one’s socks up
Make a greater effort
Sleep on it
Think about sth
Smell a rat
Suspect that sth is wrong
Spill the beans
Reveal a secret/fact
Stand in sb’s way
Prevent sb from doing sth
Take sth with a pinch of salt
Not believe sth completely
The last straw
The last and worst in a series of bad events
Thick-skinned
Insensitive
