Idioms Page 16 And 17 Flashcards
Give someone a big hand
Applaud someone with enthusiasm
Make it big
(Slang) be very successful , usually in business . Make a name for oneself , money etc.
Too big for one’s boots
Conceited arrogant , feeling and acting in a superior way
To be dead against something /someone
Be completely opposed to something /someone .
Come to a dead halt
Come to a complete stop (e.g. a vehicle )
Cut someone dead
Ignore someone completely , treat someone’s as though one does not know him.
Dead ahead /in front
In a position exactly ahead
Dead and buried /gone
Long forgotten, of the past
Dead beat/ tired
(Informal) physically exhausted after hard work
A dead cert(slang )/ certainty
Something that is very sure, will certainly happen ; someone who will certainly achieve a target , win etc .
Dead drunk
Extremely drunk
Dead easy
Very easy
A dead end
1) A road that does not lead anywhere
2) A point or stage where no further progress can be made
Dead end job
Is a job without prospects or opportunities for the future.
A dead heat
Result of a race or competition in which two competitors finish at the same time or with the same score
A dead loss
(Informal) someone/ something that is of no use / help to anyone in a certain matter or with a certain job
Dead on time
Exactly on time , punctual
Deadpan
Expressionless , dull, showing no emotion (e.g. on one’s face. )
Dead right
(Informal) exactly right
A dead silence
A total , unbroken silence
Dead slow
Hardly moving ,almost stopped
Dead to the world
In a deed sleep
A dead weight
Very heavy
Dead wood
Someone / something that is no longer needed or useful or is out of date
Flog a dead horse
(Informal) waste one’s time / efforts
Make a dead set at someone
Try deliberately to attack someone ( with words, angry looks etc.) ; make an obvious attempt to interest someone of the opposite gender
Over my dead body
(Informal) used to state that the speaker is very against something , will not agree to / allow something , that’s something will not happen if he can prevent it .
Wouldn’t be send dead (doing something etc.)
(Informal) would not do something like this because one considers it unacceptable. (Used to express strong dislike .)
…. And that’s flat !
(Informal) and that is my last word on the matter . (Used to end an argument of after giving an argument or giving an order .)
Fall flat
(A plan / project etc. ) not materialize , fail to develop
