Idioms

Question 1

ring the changes (on)

Answer 1

o do something in a different way in order to make it more interesting:
Ring the changes on packed lunches using different types of bread and spicy fillings.

Question 2

change for the better

Answer 2

to improve:

Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job.

Question 3

change of heart

Answer 3

If you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or the way you feel about something:
She was going to sell her house but had a change of heart at the last minute.

Question 4

out of the blue

Answer 4

If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected:
One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.

Question 5

fall into place

Answer 5

When events or details that you did not understand before fall into place, they become easy to understand:
Once I discovered that the woman was his sister, everything fell into place.

Question 6

go downhill

Answer 6

to gradually become worse:

After his wife died, his health started to go downhill.

Question 7

be on the cards (using in US)

Answer 7

to be likely to happen:

“So you think they’ll get married next year?” “I think it’s in the cards.”

Question 8

the rest is history

Answer 8

everything that happened since then is well known:

The Beatles had their first hit record in 1962 and the rest is history.

Question 9

To skirt off into a corner

Answer 9

Escabullirse,

Did they skirt off into a corner?

Question 10

get your goat

Answer 10

Annoy you

Question 11

Fork out

Answer 11

to pay or give especially unwillingly
desembolsar
You have to fork out (money) for so many charities these days.

Question 12

get Carried away

Answer 12

get carried away v expr figurative (lack restraint) dejatyrse llevar loc verb
entusiasmarse⇒ v prnl
She gets carried away at Christmas, and spends too much money on everything.
Se deja llevar en Navidad y no para de comprar cosas.

Question 13

Hefty

Answer 13

large in amount, size, force, etc.
robusto, fuerte, grande
a hefty bill/fine
Her salary will go up by a hefty 13 percent.
a hefty book containing a lot of information

Question 14

To be on a tight budget

Answer 14

Tight budget n (limited spending allowance) presupuesto ajustado

Question 15

Run wild

Answer 15

to go out of control
descontrolarse, desmandarse; volver a su estado natural
They let their children run wild
The garden was running wild.

Question 16

Dead set on

Answer 16

dead set adj informal (resolute, determined) decidido/a adj
He was dead set on becoming a naval pilot. He was dead set against the Prime Minister’s proposal.
Estaba decidido a convertirse en un piloto naval.
resuelto/a adj
Estaba resuelto a convertirse en un piloto naval.
(coloquial) metérsele (algo a alguien) entre ceja y ceja loc verb
Se le había metido entre ceja y ceja convertirse en un piloto naval.
empecinado/a adj
Estaba empecinado en convertirse en un piloto naval.
empeñado/a adj
Estaba empeñado en convertirse en un piloto naval.

Question 17

In line with

Answer 17

in line with preposition
en consonancia con prep
acorde con prep
The result is in line with forecasts.

Question 18

Shoulder the burden/ responsability/duty/cost

Answer 18

to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty etc

Question 19

Foot the bill

Answer 19

to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for
He ordered drinks and then left me to foot the bill!

Question 20

Face the music

Answer 20

informal to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

Question 21

Toe the line

Answer 21

Obedecer o cumplir las reglas.
to do what other people in a job or organization say you should do, whether you agree with them or not
You toe the line or you don’t stay on the team!

Question 22

Elbow aside

Answer 22

To physically push someone away. A noun or pronoun can be used between “elbow” and “aside.”
Well, I was waiting in line, but then some jerks came along and elbowed me aside!
You can’t just elbow aside anyone in your way.