IDIOMS & PHRASES Flashcards
The best thing since sliced bread
An outstanding invention
Pull yourself together
Calm down
Do something at the drop of a hat
Do something without having planned beforehand
Get something out of your system
Do the thing you have been wanting to do so you can move on
On the ball
Doing a good job
Cutting corners
Doing something poorly to save time or money
Take it with a grain of salt
To not take something very seriously
Cut somebody some slack
To not be so critical
The whole nine yards
Everything, all the way.
Get a taste of your own medicine
Get treated way you treat others (negative)
Hit the sack
Go to sleep
Break a leg
Good luck
There is a method to his madness
He seems crazy, but he is clever
Your guess is as good as mine
I have no idea
Live and learn
I made a mistake
By the skin of your teeth
Just barely
That’s the last straw
My patience has run out
On thin ice
On probation. If you make another mistake, there will be trouble.
Birds of a feather flock together
alike People are often friends (negatively)
take a rain check
Postpone a plan
Put something on ice
Put something on hold
Easy does it
Slow down
A dime a dozen
something common
Go back to the drawing board
Start over
Throw caution to the wind
Take a risk
Bite off more than you can chew
Take on a project that you cannot finish
Look before you leap
Take only calculated risks
A penny for your thoughts
Tell me what you’re thinking
You can say that again
That’s true, I agree
The elephant in the room
The big issue, the problem people are avoiding
He’s a chip off the old block
The son is like the father
A perfect storm
the worst possible situation
It isn’t over till the fat lady sings
This isn’t over yet
Play devil’s advocate
To argue the opposite, just for the sake of argument
Go on a wild goose chase
To do something pointless
Bite the bullet
To get something over with because it is inevitable
To get bent out of shape
To get upset
Let someone off the hook
To not hold someone responsible for something
Rain on someone’s parade
To spoil something
Give someone the benefit of the doubt
Trust what someone says
Wrap your head around something
Understand something complicated
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
What you have is worth more than what you might have later
Get your act together
Work better or leave
It takes one to know one
You’re just as bad as I am
Don’t give up your day job
You’re not very good at this
It takes two to tango
Some actions need the participation of two persons
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Children are very similar to their parents.
chain is as strong as is weakest link
1 mem fail, whole team fail
