Idioms Flashcards
Lose face
Be less respected or look stupid because of sth u have done
Turn a blind eye (to sth)
Pretend not to see or notice sth, usually sth bad
Out of the blue
Suddenly and unexpectedly
Without fail
Always
If all else fails
Used to say what sb can so if nothing else they have done is successful
Rings a bell
Sounds familiar
Steer/stay clear of st/sb
Take care to avoid sth or sb because it or they may cause problems
Why/how/where/who etc on earth
Used to emphasize a question when u are angry or surprised or cannot think of obvious answer
Be in/ get into a state
Be or become anxious or upset
Make sense
Be a practical and logical thing to do
Like mad
Very fast, hard, much
Take advantage of sth
Make good use of sth
Change your mind
.
Get nowhere
Make no progress or have no success
Be supposed to do sth
Be meant to do something
In that case
Used to say what will happen or what u will do as a result of a particular situation
In charge of
Responsible for
A piece of cake
Very easy to do
A stone’s throw
A short distance
Famous last words
Used when you think sb is speaking with too much confidence about sth that they think will happen
Better late than never
.
Bright and early
Early in the morning
More or less
Almost or approximately
Get through (to sb)
Make contact with sb by phone
Laugh sth off
Joke about sth to show you think it’s not serious or important
Thanks heavens
Used to say you are pleased and relieved about something
