IDIOMS Flashcards
when pigs fly
Something will never happen.
to go out on a limb
to do something very risk that may likely result in criticism
a piece of cake
easy
diamond in the rough
having high potential but lacking refinement
to pull one’s hair out
to be really stressed out
to go back to square one
to restart and try again
to put one’s foot in his/her mouth
to say something that one should not have said
under the weather
sick
Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Money must be earned.
to burn the candle at both ends
to do too much
to rock the boat
to cause trouble
a burning question
a question that really needs to be answered
to break a leg
to wish someone good luck
to be on cloud nine
to be really excited
in the bag
certain achievement
to fight tooth and nail
to work or try really, really hard
to toot one’s own horn
to brag
to kick the bucket
to die
to run around like a chicken with its head cut off
to busily or crazily run around from place to place
to go bananas
to go crazy
to feel like a fish out of water
to feel very unfamiliar with one’s surroundings
to surf the web
to find information on the internet
fishy
suspicious
