Unit 7: Idioms from other varieties of English Flashcards
1
Q
do sth right off the bat
A
do sth immediately
2
Q
throw sb a curveball
A
surprise sb with sth difficult or unpleasant to deal with
3
Q
bat a thousand
A
be very successful
4
Q
drop the ball
A
do sth stupid or careless
5
Q
catch some z’s
A
sleep
6
Q
is fresh out of
A
has just finished or sold all its supply
7
Q
not worth a dime
A
have little or no value
8
Q
the icing/frosting on the cake
A
sth that makes a good thing even better
9
Q
fight like cat(s) and dog(s)
A
argue violently all the time
10
Q
donkey/grunt work
A
hard, boring work
11
Q
take the biscuit/cake
A
describe sth the speaker finds very annoying
12
Q
weep/cry buckets
A
cry a lot
13
Q
hard/cold cash
A
money in the form of cash or notes
14
Q
like the cat that got the cream/canary
A
very pleased with oneself
