American Idioms #2 Flashcards
Trip the light fantastic
Party/have fun
Cost an arm and a leg
very expensive/costly
Go Dutch
To pay seperatly (Dates)
On pins and needles
anxious/nervous
Tie the knot
To get married
Deliver the goods
To do what’s expected, required
Get hitched
To get married
Give you the cold shoulder
To act unfriendly, indifferent, towards others
Whistle in the dark
summon courage to do something, become brave
chew the fat
to talk of nothing important
Lame Duck
An official, nearing end of a job, president lame duck between nov and jan
Cut through the red tape
Disrigard rules, practical, bearucat, make it happen
Cat and mouse game
never ending chase/situation, no result
Water off a duck’s back
easy to do, not affected by it, comes natural
Live in a fishbowl
life with no privacy
get off your high horse
quit being arrogant, cocky
In someone else’s shoes
from a different perspective, not yours, to be empathetic
Pie in the sky
Inpractical, over enthuastic goals
Hit rock bottom
worst situation possible
Sweating bullets
nervous
Golden parachute
Financial compensation, get rid of someone costly
Break the mold
Do things differently, be unique
Fat is in the fire
Doom or trouble approaching
Proof in the pudding
Success based on test, pre-work, preparation
Bough the farm
you died
