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American Idioms 1 Flashcards

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1
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Keep your shirt on

A

ใจเย็นๆ, จะรีบไปไหน

Try to stay calm
I know you are in a hurry but please keep your shirt on

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2
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Fly by the seat of your pants

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ทำอะไรโดยไม่วางแผนล่วงหน้า
Do by Instinct, not by plan

I have never taught art to kids before. I had to fly by the seat of my pants

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3
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At the drop of a hat

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ไม่ต้องบอกล่วงหน้าเลย , บอกปุ๊บได้ปั๊บ
Without needing any advance notice

My Grandma will babysit for anyone at the drop of a hat

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4
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Burned a hole in one’s pocket

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ยั่วยวนใจที่จะใช้เงิน

Money that one is tempted to spend

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5
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Handle with kid gloves

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ปฏิบัติอย่างนุ่มนวล

Treat delicately

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6
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Put a sock in it

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หุบปาก หยุดพูด

Stop talking

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7
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Pull up one’s socks

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พยายามให้มากขึ้น

Try harder

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8
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Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve

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อ่อนไหว แสดงความรู้สึกง่าย
Display emotions openly

My dad he’s not afraid to cry . he always wears his heart on his sleeve.

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9
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Ride one’s coattails

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Let someone else do all of the work

กินแรงคนอื่น

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10
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Saying something off the cuff

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พูดโดยไม่ได้เตรียมมาก่อน
Say without planning

I didn’t have a speech prepared. Everything I said was off the cuff.

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11
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Apple of one’s eye

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คนที่เป็นที่รัก

A person that is adored by someone

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12
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Big cheese

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คนสำคัญมาก
Very important person, VIP.

I thought I was just going to interview the secretary ,but they let me talk to the big cheese himself.

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13
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Bread and butter

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สิ่งจำเป็น

Necessities, the main thing

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14
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Butter someone up

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ทำดีมากๆ กับ…

Be extra nice to someone

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15
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(can’t) have one’s cake and eat it too

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“you can’t have it both ways” and “you can’t have the best of both worlds.”

(อย่า) รักพี่เสียดายน้อง

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16
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Cheesy

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งี่เง่า ไม่ได้เรื่อง

Silly

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17
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(Don’t) cry over spilled milk

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เสียใจกับสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นไปแล้วและแก้ไขไม่ได้
Get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed

The mirror is broken and we cannot fix it. There’s no need to cry over spilled milk.

18
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Egg someone on

A

กระตุ้นให้ทำ
Urge someone to do something

The gang tried to egg us on but we didn’t want to fight.

19
Q

Full of beans

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มีพลัง(เล่น)เยอะ
Have a lot of silly energy

The kids were full of beans after the circus.

20
Q

Gravy train

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เงินดีงานน้อย
Extremely good pay for minimum work

The unionized Grocers have been enjoying the gravy train for 20 years.

21
Q

Hard nut to crack

A

(คน) ที่เข้าใจยาก

Difficult to understand, often a person

22
Q

Hot potato

A

ประเด็นร้อน
Controversial or difficult subject

Choosing a location for our new store is a hot potato right now.

23
Q

In a nutshell

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ง่ายๆ ก็คือ…(อธิบาย)

Simply

24
Q

Out to lunch

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Crazy or Mad

Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job.

25
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Souped up

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ทำให้มีพลังหรือมีสไตล์มากขึ้น
Made more powerful or stylish

The car wash hooked up with shiny rims and stereo.

26
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Spill the beans

A

เปิดเผยความจริง

Reveal the truth

27
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Take something with a pinch (grain) of salt

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อย่าเชื่อทั้งหมด
Don’t consider something 100% accurate.

Takes his advice with a pinch of salt. he doesn’t always do his research

28
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On cloud nine

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แสนสุข

Extremely happy

29
Q

Fair -weather friend

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เพื่อนในยามสุขเท่านั้น (ไม่ใช่เพื่อนในยามยาก)

A person who is only a friend in Good Times

30
Q

A field day

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มีความสุข
A very enjoyable time

The kids had a field day at the waterslide Park

31
Q

Hit the hay

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ไปนอน

Go to sleep

32
Q

Keep one head above water

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มีพออยู่รอดได้

Have just enough money to live

33
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Make a mountain out of a molehill

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Make a small problem seem big

ทำเรื่องเล็กให้เป็นเรื่องใหญ่

34
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Out of the Woods

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clear of danger
พ้นอันตราย
the doctor said my heart is doing better but I’m not out of the woods yet.

35
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over the hill

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เลยวัยกลางคน

Past middle age

36
Q

Rain on someone else’s parade

A

ทำป่วน
Ruin somebody else’s happiness

Whenever I had a dance recital , my older brother always rained on my parade.

37
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Stick-in-the-mud

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ไม่ชอบสุงสิงกับใคร
A loner or person who won’t join in

They didn’t bother inviting Charlie to the party because he’s always a stick-in-the-mud

38
Q

Up the creek

A

มีปัญหา

In trouble

39
Q

Get wind of something

A

ได้ยินเสียงลือมา
Overhear something about someone or something, often gossip

My dad has a new girlfriend. I got wind of it over dinner tonight.

40
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Get a tongue lashing

A

To get a severe verbal scolding for doing something wrong

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American Idioms By Jira Manceau (7 decks)

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