idiomatic expressions 1 Flashcards
What´s bothering you?
What´s eating you?
What´s eating him today? He is in a really bad mood.
Reveal something (usually a confession or complain) that has been bothering you
Get (something) off one´s chest.
I have to get something off my chest. It is been bothering me for a long time.
Keep something that has been bothering you inside
Keep something bottled up (inside).
It is not healthy to keep all those feeling/problems/thoughts bottled up inside. You can get sick.
(Not) have the courage (to do something)
(Not) have the guts (to).
She`s scared. She doesn´t have the guts to dive off that cliff.
Try something; give something a chance to happen
Give it a shot.
I will give it a shot for six months.
Someone would never want to be with someone because of dislike, fear or shame
(Someone) wouldn´t be caught dead (with someone/in a place/doing something).
I wouldn´t be caught dead making a speech in front of a lot of people
Let`s not talk about it anymore; forget it
Skip It! Let`s just skip it, ok?
I don´t want to talk about it
Intentionally not deal with a certain part of something or with certain people
Skip Over.
They skip over us and picked Rose and rob to do the job.
make a decision to do something after hesitating
Bite the bullet.
Dont keep talking about it. Just bite the bullet and do it!
Postpone, delay until later
Put (something) off.
Dont put off tomorrow what you can do today/Dont put off doing your homework
Immediately get along with someone very well. People who meet for the first time and like each other.
Hit it off.
When they met a few months ago, they hit it off right away, and now they see each other every day
That will never happen, in my opinion. Sarcastic expression
That`ll be the day.
Someday you will very rich. That`ll be the day
take the first step in doing something, take action.
Take the initiative (and do something).
She is very successful because she`s not afraid to take the initiative.
I didn´t agree with you said or were doing before, but now I completely and enthusisastically agree.
Now you are talking.
Lets take a week vacation. Only a week? Lets take a month vacation. Now you are talking!
be likely to; will probably
Be bound to.
It `s be bound to rain. Look at the clouds.
