Idioms 2 Flashcards
In a nutshell
To summarise. Expressed or described very briefly.
Out of the blue
By chance. Completely unexpected
Out of the frame
Not possible. No longer in the position of being considered something
A bed of roses
Things aren’t perfect
Burn (your) boats completely
Reduce my options
The best of both world’s
Situation in which you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the same time. Only benefits.
Burn your bridges
Destroy all possible ways of going back to a situation
Burn a hole in your pocket
If money is burning a hole in your pocket, you are very eager to spend it.
Burn the midnight oil
To work late into the night
Have money to burn
Spend a lot of money on things that are not necessary
Get your fingers burnt
To suffer unpleasant results of an action, especially loss of money.
Fiddling while rome burns
They are not dealing with a difficult or dangerous situation but instead are doing useless things or pretending that nothing is wrong
The grass is (always) greener (on the other side)
Something that you say that means that other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not.
