Idioms (part 5)

Question 1

flog a dead horse

Answer 1

waste time doing something useless

Question 2

fly off the handle

Answer 2

quickly become very angry

Question 3

fly on the wall

Answer 3

see/hear something in a situation which does not involve you

Question 4

get a bit hot under the collar

Answer 4

get angry, upset or embarrassed

Question 5

get a move on

Answer 5

hurry up

Question 6

get a problem off one’s chest

Answer 6

tell somebody else about your problem

Question 7

get cold feet

Answer 7

lose courage to do something

Question 8

get off on the wrong foot

Answer 8

argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship

Question 9

get on one’s nerves

Answer 9

irritate/annoy somebody

Question 10

get out of bed on the wrong side

Answer 10

be in a bad mood

Question 11

get out of hand

Answer 11

become out of control

Question 12

get rid of something

Answer 12

give something unwanted away

Question 12

get the hang of it

Answer 12

get in the habit of doing something

Question 13

get the wrong end of the stick

Answer 13

misunderstand completely what has been said

Question 14

give and take

Answer 14

compromise

Question 15

get wind of

Answer 15

receive information about something indirectly

Question 16

give somebody the slip

Answer 16

escape from somebody

Question 17

give vent to

Answer 17

express something freely

Question 17

give the green light to something

Answer 17

give permission to proceed with something

Question 18

give way to

Answer 18

give in/yield