Idioms Flashcards
Burst into tears
Start to cry
Fuming
Very angry
Cooped up
Stuck in a small space
Step up your game
improve yourself do it better
Have a sweet tooth
To enjoy eating sweet things
Nailed it
Did something very successfully
I’m walking on eggshells
To be overly careful around someone, because they’re sensitive
-Tengo que andar de puntillas
A good egg
Nice person
Egghead
Negative expression
- Intellectual, but usually in a disparaging way
Out of this world
Wonderful; the best
A bright spark
-A smart and bright person
(Una persona inteligente y brillante
Highly strung
Easily stressed or upset
-Lin is so highly strung. I wish she would relax!
A lost cause
A hopeless situation
(Una situación desesperada
Hotspot
Popular place
-The waterfall is a hospot for tourist
Doing time
In prison
-Roger is doing time, 20 years for armed robbery
You got this
You can do it
Cooped up
Stuck in a small space
-I’ve been cooped up in this apartment all day. I want to go out!
Know something inside out
Know something very well
Step up your game
Improve yourself; do better
-Superate
A soft spot
A special liking for something
-Laura has a soft spot for kittens
Eyesore
An ugly object or building
-Someone should remove that old boat. What an eyesore!
Man up
Be strong or tough (Ser fuerte o duro
-He needs to man up!
