American Idioms #2 Flashcards
1
Q
Trip the light fantastic
A
Party/have fun
2
Q
Cost an arm and a leg
A
very expensive/costly
3
Q
Go Dutch
A
To pay seperatly (Dates)
4
Q
On pins and needles
A
anxious/nervous
5
Q
Tie the knot
A
To get married
6
Q
Deliver the goods
A
To do what’s expected, required
7
Q
Get hitched
A
To get married
8
Q
Give you the cold shoulder
A
To act unfriendly, indifferent, towards others
9
Q
Whistle in the dark
A
summon courage to do something, become brave
10
Q
chew the fat
A
to talk of nothing important
11
Q
Lame Duck
A
An official, nearing end of a job, president lame duck between nov and jan
12
Q
Cut through the red tape
A
Disrigard rules, practical, bearucat, make it happen
13
Q
Cat and mouse game
A
never ending chase/situation, no result
14
Q
Water off a duck’s back
A
easy to do, not affected by it, comes natural
15
Q
Live in a fishbowl
A
life with no privacy
