Idioms Flashcards
Adams Ale
Pure water
After ones own heart
Similar to you
As fit as fiddle
Strong and healthy
Assume airs
Pretend superiority
At large
Absconding
At sea
Confused
At sea
Confused
At ones beck and call
At service
Bad egg
Worthless person
Bad egg
Worthless person
Bated breath
Holding breath with anxiety
Bear the palm
To be victorious
Bear the palm
To be victorious
Beat the air
To make useless efforts
Bee in ones bonnet
Talking about unimportant
Beside oneself
Nervous worried
Between scylla and charydis
Between two dangers
Blue stocking
Educated lady
Bring down the house
Great applause
Bring down the house
Great applause
Bring to book
Punish
Bring to book
Punish
Burn ones boat
Point of no return
By the rule of thumb
Practical experience
Cheek by jowl
Close together
Clinch the issue
Clear controversy
Cloven hoof
Disgrace evil intention
Cloven hoof
Disgrace evil intention
Cock a snook
To show impudent contempt
Cock a snook
To show impudent contempt
Come to pass
A difficult situation
Come to pass
A difficult situation
Cool ones heels
To be kept waiting
Curry favour
Win flavour by flattery
Dance attendance upon
Servile attitude
Die hard
Resistant to change
Double edge sword
Harm both
Down in the mouth
Sadness and despondency
Down in the mouth
Sadness and despondency
Draconian law
Severe law
Draw long bow
Exaggerate
Ducks and drakes
Waste money
Ducks and drakes
Waste money
Dutch courage
Bravery under alcohol
Dutch courage
Bravery under alcohol
Egg on
Urge to do wrong
Face the music
Opposition
Face the music
Opposition
Fish in trouble waters
Advantage of others
Fish in trouble waters
Advantage of others
Fit to hold a candle to
Match for equal in quality
Flash in the pan
Quickly successful not repeated
Flash in the pan
Quickly successful not repeated
Flesh and blood
Human nature or physical existence
Fly in the face off
To defy or to brave
Fly in the face off
To defy or to brave
Fly into passion
Enraged
Fly into passion
Enraged
Fools errands
Fruitless mission
Fools errands
Fruitless mission
French leave
Leave without info
French leave
Leave without info
Get down to brass tacks
Basic facts or realities
Get down to brass tacks
Basic facts or realities
Get into scrape
Find in difficult situation
Get into scrape
Find in difficult situation
Get the better off
Overcome
Gird up the loin
Well prepare for difficult task
Give cold shoulder
No attention
Give the devil his due
Credit
Give the devil his due
Credit
Give up the ghost
To die
Wool gathering
Daydreaming
Whole hog
Complete
Whole hog
Complete
Green horn
Inexperience
Hang in balance
Two possible resutl
Hang in balance
Two possible resutl
Himalayan blunder
Serious mistake
Hold ones jaw
Stop talking
Hold water
Stand up for critical examination
Hold water
Stand up for critical examination
Hot water
Trouble
In a fix
Difficult mental state
In a fix
Difficult mental state
In tight corner
Difficult situation
In tight corner
Difficult situation
In doldrum
Depressed
Down in the dumps
Unhappy
In the family way
Pregnant
In the lurch
Difficult position
In the red
In debt
In the red
In debt
In the teeth of
Facing danger or threats
In the teeth of
Facing danger or threats
Keep abreast off
Not to fall behind
Keep the pot boiling
Keep going on actively
Keep the pot boiling
Keep going on actively
Kick ones heels
Wait impatiently to be summoned
Kick ones heels
Wait impatiently to be summoned
Kick the bucket
To die
Kick the bucket
To die
Kill the fat calf for
Lavish reception
Kill the fat calf for
Lavish reception
Kiss the dust
To be humiliated
Get the better off
To overcome
Gird up the loin
Well prepared for difficult task
Give cold shoulder
Pay no attention
Knock against
Hit against
Leave one In the lurch
Leave one in difficulties
Leave one In the lurch
Leave one in difficulties
Let bygones be bygones
Forget old things
Let bygones be bygones
Forget old things
Lick the dust
To get defeated
Live in ivory tower
Remain away from realities
Live in ivory tower
Remain away from realities
Look down upon
Hatred
Look down upon
Hatred
Lose the day
To be defeated
Lose the day
To be defeated
Make after
To chase
Make after
To chase
Make amends
To compensate
Make amends
To compensate
Make head or tail of
To understand
Make head or tail of
To understand
Make up the leeway
Struggle out of a bad position
Make a clean breast
To confess illegal
Make a clean breast
To confess illegal
Man in street
Common man
Man in street
Common man
Meet half way
To be prepared for compromise
Meet half way
To be prepared for compromise
Narrow circumstances
Poverty
Narrow circumstances
Poverty
Nook and corner
At every place
Order of the day
Common things of time
Order of the day
Common things of time
Out of the woods
Out of difficulty
Out of the woods
Out of difficulty
Pick holes in
Find fault with
Pick holes in
Find fault with
Play fast and loose
To be unreliable
Past master
Expert
Pour oil on troubled waters
Pacify anger of others
Pull the string
Exercise secret influen
Pull the string
Exercise secret influen
Pull to pieces
To criticize severely
Put the saddle on the right horse
To blame the really guilty person
Put the saddle on the right horse
To blame the really guilty person
Put up with
Tolerate
Put up with
Tolerate
Rank and file
Lower middle class
Rank and file
Lower middle class
Red rag to a bull
Produce violent reaction
Red rag to a bull
Produce violent reaction
Red rag to a bull
Produce violent reaction
Rub shoulder with
Meet and spend time with
Run down
Criticize
See the light
To be born
See the light
To be born
Show a clean pair of heels
Run away
Show a clean pair of heels
Run away
Sow wild oats
Indulgence in youthful
Storm in a tea cup
Much hue and cry on little
Strain every nerve
To make every effort
Strain every nerve
To make every effort
Sword of democles
Imminent danger
Take a leaf out of other man book
To imitate
Take an exception too
To be offended
Take into ones head
Suddenly decide
Take into ones head
Suddenly decide
Take the bull by horns
Face danger with courage
Take the bull by horns
Face danger with courage
Take to ones heel
Run away
The Fourth Estate
Press
The Fourth Estate
Press
Sheet anchor
Person relied on emergency
Tool in the hands of
Authority of another
Tool in the hands of
Authority of another
Turn ones coat
Change ones party
Turn ones coat
Change ones party
Under a cloud
Suspicion
Under a cloud
Suspicion
Under the rose
Secretly
Under the rose
Secretly
Vexed question
Much debated and discuss
Vexed question
Much debated and discuss
Wash dirty linen in public
Expose private affairs
Wash ones hands
To be free from
Wild goose chase
Useless
