Idioms Flashcards
1
Q
At one’s wit/wit’s end
A
To get puzzled
2
Q
To take someone to task
A
To scold someone
3
Q
To face the music
A
To bear the consequences
4
Q
To blow one’s own trumphet
A
To praise one’s own self
5
Q
To run one down
A
To disperse someone
6
Q
At snail’s pace
A
Very slow
7
Q
To turn a deaf ear
A
To be indifferent
8
Q
To take to one’s heels
A
To run off
9
Q
To have something up one’s sleeves
A
Having a secret plan
10
Q
To end in smoke
A
To come to nothing
11
Q
Under wraps
A
Secretly
12
Q
On tenterhooks
A
Very tense
13
Q
Fill flat
A
Failed to have an effect
14
Q
Go to the dogs
A
Deteriorate shockingly
15
Q
Pull something off
A
Make something happen
