IDIOMS Flashcards
at a snail’s pace
moving very slowly
be in a tight corner
in a very difficult situation
cry for the moon
ask for the imposible
cock and bull story
made up story that one should not believe
cat and dog life
life full of quarrels
have a card up ones sleeve/ have an ace card
ave a secret plan in reserve
to call a spade a spade
to be frank and truthful
to break the ice
to break the silence
smell a rat
suspect something foul/ something fishy
read between the lines
understand the hidden meaning
rain cats and dogs
raining heavily
lock stock and barrel
completly
to plough a lonely furrow
to work without help or support
a daredevil
a person who does not care consequences
by leaps and bounds
rapidly
a close shave
a narrow escape
to build castles in air
to make imaginary schemes
to turn the table
to reverse the situation
a snake in the grass
a hidden enemy
hit the nail on the head
do or say the exact thing
put your best foot forward
give your best
cost an arm and a leg
very expensive
pull rabbit out of your had
do something surprising
feeling blue
sad
a shot in the arm
to get stimulus/ encouragement
to the bull by the hornes
to face a difficulty boldly
to hang up ones boot
to retire ,to stopplaying
to chew the cud
think deeply
save for the rainy day
save for adverse future
let the cat out of the bag
disclose a secret
chip off the old block
to be as good as your parents
paying through the nose
paying excessively
casting pearls before swine
to give reward to undeserving
at daggers dawn
to be bitterly hostile to one another
to flog a dead horse
waste of energy on a lost cause
take things lying down
offer no resistance
turn turtle
complete over turn of a situation
