American idioms 3 Flashcards
Not relevant
The fact that Sonya didn’t invite you to her wedding is ________ . You should have invited her to your wedding anyway.
(To be) besides the point
(To) spoil or botch something, zvorat neco
Stephany _____ the interview and didn’t get the job offer.
(To) blow something
Blew
To start working seriously
If Don ______ now, he might be able to graduate from high school this year.
(To) buckle down
Buckles down
To hate
Nicole _______ broccoli. She simply refuses to eat it.
Can’t stand
To miss the class without an excuse
Ted often ______ to spend more time with his girlfriend.
(To) cut class
Cuts class
Be serious, Vzpamatuj se!
Get real!
To really want something
Nicole __________ going to New York this weekend.
(To) have one’s heart set on something
To start studying
Ted partied the whole weekend. Finaly, on Sunday night, he decided it was time to ________.
(To) hit the books
Something hopeless, Ztrata casu
Cindy spent five years studying Japanese. Finally she realised it was ______ . She would never learn it.
Lost cause
To not to care about, Kaslat na to
Tom likes to walk around town in his pyjamas, he does’t _________ what people think.
(To) not give a hook
doesn’t give a hook
Beyond one’s understanding
The professor was speaking _______ . None of us could understand him.
Over one’s head
over our heads
To waste of time, Flakat se
I’d better stop ________ . My essay is due in two hours.
(To) slack off
slacking off
To have the possibility of success. Mit sanci na uspech.
Although the American figure skaters were good, they didn’t _______ of winning the gold medail at the Olympics
(To) stand a chance
