American idioms 1 Flashcards
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ready to.
I’m glad you’re finally at home. I was just ______ have a dinner without you.
About to (do sth)
despite everything.
It doesn’t matter what your boss thinks of you. ______ you’re going to quit.
After all
anyway
We’ve run out of cofee, but ______ we still have tea.
At least
to make something know
Samantha and Miguel are getting married , but they haven’t yet __________ to their parents.
(to) break the news
broken the news
to be very expensive
A college education in America ____________.
(to) cost an arm and a leg
costs an arm and a leg
a job that won’t lead to anything else
Diane realised that working as a cashier was a ________ .
dead-end job
accept a difficult reality (nalijme si čistého vína)
__________ , if Ted spent more time studying, he wouldn’t be failing so many of his classes!
Let’s face it
to create a feeling of disgust or horror (z toho/z něho se mi dělá špatně.
Ted’s friend Mat has seven erarrings in each ear and an “I love Mom” tattoo on his arm. He really _____ Nicole ______ .
it / he _______ gives me the creeps
gives Micole the creeps.
start again from the beginning
Frank’s new business failed, so he had to _________ . .
(to) go back to the drawing board
to go bankrupt
Many people lost their job when Enron __________ .
(to) go belly-up
went belly-up
to become very angry
Bob always ________ when his kids start talking on the telephone during dinner.
(to) loose one’s temper
looses his temper
to reach a decision
Stephany couldn’t __________ whether to attend college at Harward or Stanford. Finaly she chose Stanford.
(to) make one’s mind
make up her mind
no reason to
There is _______ worrying about the things you can’t change.
(there is) no point in
to endure without complaint (mlčky snášet)
For many years, Barbara ________ her husband’s annoying behaviour. Finally she decided go leave him.
(to) put up with
a failure (fiasko)
The company was in trouble after its new product ______.
(real) flop
flopped
to discuss
David and I spent hours _________ the details of the plan.
(to) talk over talking over
the highest end of a price range
Nicole paid ________ for a pair of jeans at Banana Republic.
top dolar
to alter one’s opinion or decision
Brandon wasn’t going to take a vacation this year, but then he _________ and went to Bora Bora for two weeks.
(to) change one’s mind
changed his mind
