Various Idioms Flashcards
sth you tell others to stop doing sth
cut it out (used in imperative)
Hey, you kids are making too much noise. Cut it out.
to try very hard to do something (think of bodily movement)
bend/lean over backwards
suddenly become very angry (think of steam coming out of a kettle)
blow your lid/top/stack
to defeat, bore, frighten, etc. someone completely (think of an item of clothing)
beat, bore, scare, etc. THE pants off sb
to try to do something you have not done before
to have A bash (at it)
to make a quick decision or give an answer quickly (think of a body part)
to think on one’s feet
to be a good thing to do, or to be a lucky thing to happen or be done
to be just as well
It’s just as well you’re not here - you wouldn’t like the noise.
He left at three, which was just as well or he’d have missed the train.
It would be as well to check the small print.
used to mean that something will happen very quickly and simply …. И вуаля - вы у цели / и вы на месте / вот и всё, всё просто
and Bob’s your uncle
Just tell them you’re a friend of mine and, Bob’s your uncle, you’ll get the job.
everyone enjoyed it very much
go down A treat (with sb)
is suitable and has the right effect
hit /strike THE right note
been very successful and probably made a lot of money
hit THE jackpot
tasted good and made everyone satifsfied
hit THE spot with sb
to show that you are happy to be at a social event by talking to a lot of people, dancing, or wearing special clothes
to enter/get into THE spirit of
‘Hey, I like your hat!’ ‘Well, I thought I’d better enter into the spirit of things.’
I’m afraid I was feeling too ill to really get into the spirit of the evening.
if an event, especially a party, X, it is very exciting and successful
go with A swing
dream of becoming famous
to have got stars in one’s eyesd