Idioms Flashcards
To trick somebody
TO PULL SOMEONE’S LEG
Don’t talk about work
DON’T TALK ABOUT SHOP
To be blunt
TO BEAT AROUND THE BUSH
Intense fear
TO FEEL ON EDGE
Is not my kind of taste
IT’S NOT MY CUP OF TEA
Getting promoted
TO MOVE UP THE LADDER
To be proactive
TO GO EXTRAMILE
Stay focused on your work for long periods of time
TO KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE
To have much to do in your work
TO BE UP TO YOUR EARS IN WORK/TO BE SNOWED UNTIL WORK/ TO BE DELUGED WITH WORK
A system using incentives and punishment
A CARROT AND STICK APPROACH
To take the first opportunity (often no ideal) in the hope of getting sth better in the future
TO GET ONE’S FOOT IN THE DOOR
To make just enough money to survive
TO MAKE ENDS MEET
To resign
TO HAND IN ONE’S NOTICE
Be friendly with…
TO KEEP IN WITH SB
To fin out (usually unintentional)
TO GET WIND OF THE FACT
To admire or respect
TO TAKE ONE’S HAT OFF TO SB
To complain about sth
TO RAISE OBJECTIONS TO STH
A quick smell
TO GET A WHIFF OF CAKE
To gain recognition
MAKING ITS MARK
Right from the start
RIGHT FROM THE WORD GO
To be recovering
TO BE ON THE MEND
