Idioms Flashcards
Be driving at
Trying to say/suggest
Be descended FROM
To de a descendant of
Be comfortably off
Have enough money to live in comfort
Be gasping for
To want (something) very much
Be getting on (not “along”)
To be old
At fever pitch
At a level of great excitement
At first hand
Obtained directly
At fault
Wrong or to blame
At face value
Al pie de la letra or if
TAKEN AT VALUE —> w/out studying it further…accepting it
Tunnel
Vision
( dissaprove of someone who is) Concentrating completely on achieving a particular aim
Sink or swim
You succeed or fail completely by your own efforts. Also, to fail if you don’t work hard enough
To be etched on/in sb memory
Something you will continue to remember
Be floored
Completely surprised/shocked
Convulsed with laughter/rage
To laugh or rage without you controlling it (uncontrollably)
Be first passed the post
To win
At ease
Free from anxiety or embarrassment
At death’s door
On the point of dying
At cross-purposes
Two people confused about what they are saying or doing because if A misunderstanding
Add close quarters
Close to(gether)
A/that sinking feeling
Feeling something bad is happening or will happen
Be sunk
To have failed
Draw sb into sth
Make someone become involved in a difficult/unpleasant situation
(Right) down to
Even including small unimportant things or people
Build sth in/into sth
Include some thing as part of a plant system or arrangement
