Amy Gilet - Idioms, Lesson 4 Flashcards
to butt in
to interrupt; to interfere
Nancy is always butting in to other people’s businesses.
Sara is really rude.She always butts in to other people’s conversations.
I just started my talk when she butts in.
to drive one crazy
to annoy someone very much
Don’t ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.
Please stop chewing gum so loudly. It’s driving me crazy.
Everytime I see armenian people can’t stay in a queue it’s drives me crazy.
to go into
to enter a profession
Lisa enjoys arguing with a people, so she decided to go into law.
Do you like solving people’s problems ? If so, you should consider going into psychology.
You are cracking math quizzes easily, you should go into mathematician.
green with envy
desiring another’s advantages or things
When Daniel got promoted to vice president of the bank, hi colleagues were green with envy.
You won the lottery ? I am green with envy.
When I got the second place in the competition, because of 1 point, I was green with envy.
gung ho
very enthusiastic; very excited
Heather is really gung ho about her new job.
Sharon really loves college. She’s very gung ho.
I am gung ho about the challenges I am facing in my job.
head and shoulders above
superior to;
The boston symphonic orchestra is head and shoulders above any other orchestra.
to hit the nail on the head
to be right
Dawn hit the nail on the head when she said that Tiffany is jealous on Amber.
Steve hit the nail on the head with his idea of moving his company’s manufacturing facility to China.
Anna hit the nail on the head, when she decided to change her workplace to facebook before they go IPO
to be on the thin ice (with someone)
to be in a dangerous position; to be temporarily on somebody’s bad side
Joey was on thin ice with his mom after he spent his lunch money on candy bars
to pay (someone) a compliment
to give someone a compliment, to offer someone an admiring comment
to shake in one’s shoes
to be afraid; to tremble with fear
Dianna is scared of her French Teacher. Whenever he speaks to her, she starts shaking in her shoes.
shut up
be quiet, stop speaking
way to go
good work
That was an interesting article you wrote. Way to go.
