Idioms 2 Flashcards
Cut to the chase
slang To reach the most important points quickly. This phrase is often used as an imperative.
Come on, cut to the chase already—what exactly are you trying to ask me?
I’m a very busy woman, so I need an assistant who can cut to the chase.
Ir al grano
Take a rain check
An expression indicating that one is refusing an offer or invitation but with the hope or promise that it can be postponed or accepted at a later date or time.
I’m sorry, but I’ll take a rain check for dinner this Saturday. Would next weekend work for you?
Out of sight out of mind
out of sight, out of mind, a phrase meaning that it’s easier to forget something when you can’t see it.
To raise a stinl about something
to make a strong public complaint.
To go to great lengths
To go to great lengths means to try very hard to achieve something.
Great strides
Advance considerably, make good progress, as in He made great strides in his study of Latin.
Nodded off
to fall asleep. He nodded off while she was speaking to him.dormirse
Snapping at
snap at
v.
1. To bring the jaws briskly together in an attempt to threaten or bite someone or something: The dog strained at its leash and snapped at us.
2. To make a sharp, often hostile or scolding remark to someone: The lifeguard snapped at the child for running near the pool.
Let the cat out the bag
Letting the cat out of the bag (also …box) is a colloquialism meaning to reveal facts previously hidden. It could refer to revealing a conspiracy (friendly or not) to its target, letting an outsider into an inner circle of knowledge (e.g., explaining an in-joke) or the revelation of a plot twist in a movie or play. Also known as to reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.’
The Mason’s let the cat out of the bag at the end minute. Until then nobody at the party knew about the performance by such a famous film star in a regular party.
I have let the cat out of the bag, there is no point pretending that this job is working out for me.
My boss did not let the cat out of the bag about the deal until all the relevant contracts were signed.
She let the cat out of the bag and finally told her parents about her plans of getting married.
Nobody in the market was supposed to know about Coca-Cola discount schemes, but the huge advertisement hoardings seems to have let the cat out of the bag.
Source: theidioms.c
Know the ropes
To know how to do something properly; from novice crew members on sailing ships having to learn what all the ropes were for and how to handle them.
For a song
very cheaply:
She bought the bed for a song at an auction.
Because the shop’s closing down, most of the stock is going for a song (= being sold very cheaply).
Rack your brain(s)
Significado de rack your brains en inglés
rack your brains
UK (US rack your brain)
to think very hard:
I’ve been racking my brains all day but I can’t remember her name.
Get a grip
get a grip v expr figurative, slang (regain self-control) calmarse⇒ v prnl
controlarse loc verb
It’s time to stop panicking and get a grip. He’s too nervous; he needs to get a grip.
Es hora de dejar la histeria y calmarse.
get a grip! interj figurative, slang (you are overreacting, control yourself)
Chug
Chug a lug
slang (drink in large gulps) (coloquial) pegar tragos loc verb
dar tragos loc verb
Always competitive, the twins had a contest to see who could chug the soda faster.
Los mellizos, siempre competitivos, hicieron una competencia para ver quién podía pegar tragos de gaseosa más rápido.
Los mellizos, siempre competitivos, hicieron una competencia para ver quién podía dar tragos de gaseosa más rápido.
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Inglés Español
chug-a-lug [sth]⇒ vtr slang (drink in large gulps) tomar de un trago loc verb
beber de un trago loc verb
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To get/have your (pron) ducks in a row
be well prepared or well organized for something that is going to happen:
They should have had their ducks in a row beforehand, so they were ready to start the job when required.
over the hill
used to describe someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive
Older males who are over the hill and cannot be alpha males any more, they start grooming a certain young male who they think has a future,
Turn a deaf ear
refuse to listen or respond to a statement or request.
“he turned a deaf ear to all appeals”
