Idioms__I Flashcards
To move on.
To begin something else, to stop focusing on one person or thing and to start to think about someone or something else.
To let yourself go.
To allow yourself to be in bad physical condition because of diet or lack of exercise.
To turn someone on.
To be a turn-on. To cause an attraction, usually physical.
To drive someone up the wall.
To annoy someone very much.
To bring something up.
To start to talk about something, to introduce a topic in conversation.
To get used to something.
To become accustomed to or familiar with something. Notice that this expression is similar to to be used to something, meaning to be accustomed to or familiar with something.
To grow out of something.
To become too old for something, to stop having an interest in something that used to be interesting.
To be the point.
To be the most important fact or consideration about a topic.
It figures.
This expression is used, often ironically, to mean that some outcome is logical, expected, or unavoidable.
To get something off your chest.
To say something important that you’ve been thinking about a lot.
To be on your mind.
To be something you think a lot about.
To spring something on someone.
To give someone unexpected news with no preparation or warning.
To break up with someone.
To end a romantic relationship.
To be out of your mind.
To be crazy, to be unreasonable or irrational. This expression is very often used in response to someone who proposes something completely unreasonable.
To take something out on someone.
To direct anger or frustration about something at someone who is not responsible for it.
To have had it with something or someone.
To be fed up with. To not be able to handle anymore of a situation or person.
For crying out loud . . .
This expresses complete frustration about a situation.
Like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Looking for something that is very difficult to find.
To check something out.
To see or find out about something.
To be someone’s cup of tea.
To be pleasing or interesting to someone. To fit someone’s tastes or interests.
To pay through the nose.
To pay a lot of money.
To begin something else, to stop focusing on one person or thing and to start to think about someone or something else.
To move on.
To allow yourself to be in bad physical condition because of diet or lack of exercise.
To let yourself go.
To be a turn-on. To cause an attraction, usually physical.
To turn someone on.
To annoy someone very much.
To drive someone up the wall.
To start to talk about something, to introduce a topic in conversation.
To bring something up.
To become accustomed to or familiar with something. Notice that this expression is similar to to be used to something, meaning to be accustomed to or familiar with something.
To get used to something.
To become too old for something, to stop having an interest in something that used to be interesting.
To grow out of something.
To be the most important fact or consideration about a topic.
To be the point.
This expression is used, often ironically, to mean that some outcome is logical, expected, or unavoidable.
It figures.
To say something important that you’ve been thinking about a lot.
To get something off your chest.
To be something you think a lot about.
To be on your mind.
To give someone unexpected news with no preparation or warning.
To spring something on someone.
To end a romantic relationship.
To break up with someone.
To be crazy, to be unreasonable or irrational. This expression is very often used in response to someone who proposes something completely unreasonable.
To be out of your mind.
To direct anger or frustration about something at someone who is not responsible for it.
To take something out on someone.
To be fed up with. To not be able to handle anymore of a situation or person.
To have had it with something or someone.
This expresses complete frustration about a situation.
For crying out loud . . .
Looking for something that is very difficult to find.
Like looking for a needle in a haystack.
To see or find out about something.
To check something out.
To be pleasing or interesting to someone. To fit someone’s tastes or interests.
To be someone’s cup of tea.
To pay a lot of money.
To pay through the nose.
Pain in the neck.
Annoying or bothersome.
Like pulling teeth.
Very difficult and tedious.
To get something squared away.
To tie up loose ends.
To drag someone somewhere.
To convince someone to go or come somewhere they don’t want to be.
Out of style.
No longer in fashion or vogue.
Wet blanket.
Unenthusiastic or disagreeable, lacking the appropriate attitude or spirit for a particular situation.
To wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
To be in a bad mood.
To be in seventh heaven.
To feel wonderful, to be very happy.
To be crazy about something.
To like something a lot.
Couch potato.
A person who sits around and does very little physical activity, often just watching TV.
To feed someone a line.
To tell someone something that is not genuine or truthful. To use a trite or clichéd expression instead of the truth.
To be beyond someone.
To be impossible to understand, to be completely unbelievable.
To have your hands tied.
To be unable to do anything to help a situation.
To dump someone.
To stop being in a romantic relationship with someone.
To come out of nowhere.
To seem to happen without any logical explanation or warning.
At your wit’s end.
Completely frustrated and confused about how to solve a problem.
To get on someone’s case.
To aggressively bother or nag someone about something.
To be spinning your wheels.
To be putting forth an effort that is having no useful effect. To be working in vain.
To have a good mind to do something.
To be inclined to do something. To have a strong desire to do something.
To call the shots.
To make the important decisions.
To have been down that road before.
To have experienced or tried something before, especially if it was not helpful or pleasant.
Annoying or bothersome.
Pain in the neck.
Very difficult and tedious.
Like pulling teeth.
To tie up loose ends.
To get something squared away.
To convince someone to go or come somewhere they don’t want to be.
To drag someone somewhere.
No longer in fashion or vogue.
Out of style.
Unenthusiastic or disagreeable, lacking the appropriate attitude or spirit for a particular situation.
Wet blanket.
To be in a bad mood.
To wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
To feel wonderful, to be very happy.
To be in seventh heaven.
To like something a lot.
To be crazy about something.
A person who sits around and does very little physical activity, often just watching TV.
Couch potato.
To tell someone something that is not genuine or truthful. To use a trite or clichéd expression instead of the truth.
To feed someone a line.
To be impossible to understand, to be completely unbelievable.
To be beyond someone.
To be unable to do anything to help a situation.
To have your hands tied.
To stop being in a romantic relationship with someone.
To dump someone.
To seem to happen without any logical explanation or warning.
To come out of nowhere.
