Learn Idioms #10 Flashcards
struct a chill to heart
produce feelings of fear in someone..direct
within a stone’s throw
Very close (to someone or something); only a short distance away
bone to pick
want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done.
mem: “we need to talk” talks
dropping names
To mention important people as if they are one’s friends or associates, usually in an attempt to receive preferential treatment
mem: My class amisha told that she was cousin of Madonna Sebastian
blue-eyed boy
a person highly regarded by someone and treated with special favor.
mem: he got blue eyes and hypnotized everyone—> they give special treatments
run into
collide with, reach
mem: i run into my frd at the supermarket
blow over
fade away without serious consequences.
to take into account
To consider or regard; to include
spilling the beans
Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely
laying off
layoff: a period when someone is not working or playing sport
laying off, the act of making people unemployed