Idioms and colloquialisms Flashcards
You shouldn’t try to burn the candle at both ends
To get up early in the morning and go to bed late at night
Once he started looking into the details, he realized what a can of worms they were opening
A difficult and complicated situation
Some insurance companies make their customers pay through the nose for the services
To pay a lot of money
Many people like to get off the beaten track when they take a vacation
Some quiet where not a lot of people go
I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather recently
Slightly ill
He’s a rather boring person, but once in a blue moon, he’ll come out with something really amazing
Very rarely
He gave us some information that was strictly off the record
Unofficial,to be kept secret
It’s very rude to talk shop when you are out with other people
To discuss your job with a colleague, usually in a social situation, where there are others
present
To break fresh ground
To do something original or innovative
It’s time I had it out with him
To tell somebody you are angry with them, and explain why
Why am I always the one to carry the can?
Being the person who is considered responsible for something that has gone wrong
To rain on the parade
To spoil something or make it much less enjoyable
To turn over a new leaf
To change your life by starting to be a better person, or stopping a bad habit
It won’t break the bank
Not expensive
By and large he is OK
Generally, he’s OK
