CAE week 10 Flashcards
to be thick-skinned
sb who can handle much criticism without being affected
to be wet behind the ears
lack experience
to be green
dog-eared
eselsohr
crow’s feet
augenfältchen
to kick the bucket
died
I smell a rat
to be suspicious
when you feel/sense that sth dishonest is happening
to be thin on top
slightly bald
madness
to have a screw loose
to be off one’s hand
fear
hair-raising
to have kitttens
anger
to be hot under one’s collar
to throw a wobbly
to pay through the nose
sth cost an arm and a leg
sth is very expensive
to talk shop
talking about your work
to have the gift of the gab (slang for mouth/ shut your gob)
eloquent
to speak off the cuff
improvised
to do sth on the spur of the moment
unexpected & unplanned
to do sth at the eleventh hour
at the very last minute
to go dutch
to split the bill
behind bars
in jail
gaol
a rolling stone gathers no moss
-
every cloud has a .. lining
silver
… makes perfect
practice
out of the frying pan and into the …
fire
when you escape one problematic situation and end-up in a worse one
mutton dressed as lamb
an older woman trying to look younger
as keen as
mustard
to be hen-pecked
a husband who is constantly nagged and bossed around all the time
