NATURE IDIOMS Flashcards
Out of the woods
No longer in danger or dealing with a particular difficulty, though not entirely resolved. Usually used in the negative: “We are making positive changes for climate change, but we are not out of the woods yet.”
To be between a rock and a hard place
Facing two equally unpleasant, dangerous, or risky alternatives, where the avoidance of one ensures encountering the harm of the other.
To be under the weather
To feel mildly ill
To blow off steam
To release strong emotions (often anger) or energy by engaging in some kind of enjoyable, vigorous, or relaxing activity
To not be able to see the forest for the trees
An expression used of someone who is too involved in the details of a problem to look at the situation as a whole
There’s plenty of fish in the sea
Used to console someone whose romantic relationship has ended by pointing out that there are many other people with whom they may have a successful relationship in the future
To make a mountain out of a molehill
Exaggerate the importance of something trivial
A needle in a haystack
Something that impossible or extremely difficult to find
Fresh as a daisy
Healthy and full of energy (especially in the morning)
To beat around the bush
To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant
To have a green thumb
To have a special skill for gardening and the ability to make plants grow well
To nip something in the bud
To stop something at an early stage, often an unwanted behaviour
To be a fish out of water
Someone who feels uncomfortable in a specific situation
To be up in the air
A plan or an issue that is unresolved
The grass is always greener on the other side
Other people always seem to be in a better situation than you, although they may not be
