Metaphors 1 Flashcards
A person with unsuspected talent, not expected to win
A dark horse
A rash move
A leap into the dark
A lucky guess that turns out to come true
A shot in the dark
To deliberately keep someone uninformed
To keep someone in the dark
To feign greater confidence than one really has
To whistle in the dark
The start of a different regime
The dawn of a new day
At the exact moment of sunrise, very early
The crack od dawn
Good luck comes sooner or later
Every dog has his day
In an unemotional atmosphere at a later stage
In the cold light of day
About to be abolished, terminated
Your days are numbered
To keep something in reserve
To keep something for a rainy day
To be made public
To see the light of day
I strongly object
I wouldn’t be caught dead
Definitely concluded
Dead and buried
Never
Over my dead body
Unfair treatment
A raw deal
Action so foolish that it’ll likely lead to disaster
A death wish
Something intended to be helpful but resulting in total disaster
The kiss of death
A quiet person may have surprisingly great knowledge of a subject
Still waters run deep
To find some issue too complicated or too difficult
To be out of one’s depth
A reckless attitude
A devil-may-care attitude
To be fair
To give the devil his due
Just about everybody
Every Tom, Dick and Harry
To be very eager to do something
To be dying to do something
