English last minute Flashcards
1
Q
A mare’s nest
A
A difficult situation
2
Q
A lively wire
A
Lively and active
3
Q
All and sundry
A
All included/Evereybody wo distinction
4
Q
All thumbs
A
Clumsy/Physically awkward
5
Q
Alphabet soup
A
abundance of acronyms
6
Q
At sixes and sevens
A
In disorder/confusion
7
Q
Be in the red
A
To be in a loss/debt
8
Q
Break cover
A
Suddenly leave a place of shelter especially vegetation when being hunted/pursued
9
Q
A bull in a China shop
A
An extremely awkward, clumsy person
10
Q
Flat-footed
A
To catch some Red handed
11
Q
Split hair
A
To indulge in over-refined arguments
12
Q
Queer fish
A
Strange person
13
Q
Rest on one’s laurels
A
Complacent, self-satisfied
14
Q
Bag of bones
A
Very thin person
15
Q
Grey market
A
Unofficial market
