Consolidation 4 Flashcards
be dying for sth/to do sth
I’m dying to know what happened.
to really want sth
be fit for
He’s had a bad cold and isn’t fit enough for work yet.
be good enough for
be flat out
be very tired
be green
The new trainees are still very green.
not to be experienced
cook one’s goose
Just tell her we can’t - that’ll cook her goose.
end one’s plans abruptly
fair and square
within the rules
fall head over heels
fall in love quickly
feel one’s ears burning
I bumped into your wife last night ‘I thought feel my ears burning!’
be sure that sb is talking about you
gatecrasher
sb attending party, event, etc. without an invitation
get off on the wrong foot
I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take
compromise
have a frog in one’s throat
inability to speak due to nervousness
be able to talk well, persuasively
hear it through the grapevine
I heard on the grapevine that you’re leaving.
find out information indirectly
in a flash
The weekend seemed to be over** in a flash**.
very quickly
it’s all Greek to me
She tried to explain how the system works, but it’s all Greek to me.
sth new or foreign; not easily understood
keep a straight face
-> straight- faced
manage to look serious
keep an eye on sth
guard sth
meet behind closed doors
meet secretly
one’s flesh and blood
family member
plenty more fish in the sea
many opportunities in life, for live, etc.
put one’s foot down
You’ve got to** put your foot down** and make him stop seeing her.
insist
put one’s foot in it/your mouth
I put my foot in it with Ella I didn’t know she’d split up with Tom.
join or interrupt a conversation you are not a part of
take it easy
calm down
