IDIOMS Flashcards
1
Q
A fair crack of whip
A
Period of importantance
2
Q
To hold something in leash
A
To restrain
3
Q
To wrangle over an ass shadow
A
Quarrel over trifles
4
Q
To play fast and loose
A
To hurt someone’s feelings
5
Q
All agog
A
Restless
6
Q
To give up the ghost
A
To die
7
Q
To snap one’s finger
A
To be anxious
8
Q
A pipe dream
A
Impractical plan
9
Q
To loose one’s head
A
Confused and over excited
10
Q
By the skin of one’s teeth
A
Only just
11
Q
To throw one’s glow
A
Give challenge
12
Q
To be in abeyance
A
In suspense
13
Q
A chip off old block
A
Characteristics from ancestors
14
Q
To take people by storm
A
To captive term unexpectedly
15
Q
To throw up a sponge
A
To give up
16
Q
Harp on
A
Keep talking