Idioms - 1 Flashcards
Rub salt in the wounds
To make worse, exacerbate, ameliorate
Out of the question
Unacceptable/Not worth discussing
Synonyms: absurd, preposterous, outrageous, ludicrous
Hard nut to crack
Difficult task, A ponderous task
Not my cup of tea
Not interested in
To break the ice
To start a conversation
To eat a humble pie
To say or show sorry for a mistake that one has done
To feel like a fish out of water
Uncomfortable situation
Eat anyone’s salt
To be someone’s guest
Give a hand with
To help with
Hold your tongue
To be silent
No hard and fast rules
Easy regulation
Live from hand to mouth
Miserably
Turn a deaf ear
Refuse to obey
Take exception
To object
To hail from
To come from
To put an end to
Stop
Under the thumb of
Under the control of
To get wind
Come to know about something secret or private
To stand by
To support someone, even in difficult times
In black and white
In writing
From the bottom of one’s heart
To speak frankly/sincerely
A shot in the dark
An attempt to guess something
Out of hand
Out of control, at once, immediately
The salt of the earth
To be very good, honest, kind
Like a bull in a china shop
Awkward in movement or in handling things; clumsy
Synonyms: gawky, gauche, gangling
To make a clean breast of
To be truthful and honest
Talking through hat
Talking nonsense
Looking forward to
To expect something/someone
Slip off
Leave quickly/quietly
Get on well/Get along with
Having a friendly relationship
In a pickle
In an embarrassing or awkward situation
Allow a free hand
Complete liberty
Lays out
To spend money
Break down
To lose control of your feelings and start crying/could not proceed
Cut coat according to one’s cloth
Live within your means
Weal and woe
Ups and downs
Iron will
Strong determination
To take to task
Punish, Scold
