enhanced vocab - idioms Flashcards
I did it IN THE HEAT OF A MOMENT
pod wplywem impulsu
All songs were IN THE SAME VEIN
in the same style of speaking or writing
You are IN THE WRONG
to be responsible for a mistake or something bad that has happened
I met Adam Małysz IN THE FLESH
in real life and not on television or in a film
You won’t be able to do overtime IN A LONG RUN
at a time that is far away or near in the future
Europe is ON ALERT after Norway attacks
w gotowosci
Maybe it works but only ON PAPER
judging something by how it has been planned rather than how it really works in practice:
ON SECOND THOUGHTS I think he should resign
used when you want to change a decision you have made
We are ON THE AIR
If a programme or a person is on/off (the) air, they are/are not broadcasting on radio or television
He always comes to work ON THE DOT
exactly at the stated or expected time
My reputation has been ON THE LINE
to be at risk