Clothes Idioms Flashcards
and, to cap it all
and, finally; used to introduce the last and often worst thing in a list
at the drop of a hat
immediately and without thinking
to be out of pocket
to have less money than you should have
below the belt
unfair and cruel; for criticism/remark/comment
to get the boot
be dismissed from your job
to get hot under the collar about sth
to get angry about sth; generally used to describe sb else, not yourself
to get/have sth under your belt
to have already achieved or done sth
to pull your socks up
to work harder and start trying to improve your work/behaviour/performance
sb wears the trousers (in that house)
to be the dominant partner of the 2 people involved; usually used for women
to be black and blue all over
to be bruised everywhere
to give sb a black look
to look angrily at sb
in black and white
printed/written
once in a blue moon
not very often
you can..until you are blue in the face, but…
you can as much as you like, but it won’t change my mind
the green belt
an area of countryside that surrounds a city and in which the construction of houses is strictly controlled
