Vocabulary Flashcards
Fair-weather friend
A friend who is only there for you when things are going well.
Paula is a fair-weather friend. She abandon me when I was in need.
To be joined at the hip
To spend a lot of time together.
Paul and Pedro have been joined at the hip recently.
To know someone inside out
To know someone very well.
I know my son inside out and I can guarantee it isn’t true.
Shoulder to cry on
A person who comforts you when you’re sad
Ana has always been a shoulder to cry on for me
To move in the same circles
To socialize with someone who has the same lifestyle as you
Kate and I move in the same circles, so I know her quite well.
To hit it off
To get on well immediately
Clara and Joana really hit it off last night
To see eye to eye with someone
To agree with someone
I see eye to eye with Chris about almost everything
To bury the hatchet
To end an argument and be friends again
Oscar and I agreed to bury the hatchet
To clear the air
To get rid of bad feelings between people, often with a discussion
Please, come to my house later. We need to clear the air
To let bygones be bygones
To forgive someone or forget about something bad someone did
I want to let bygones be bygones and be friends again
Modern: to forgive and forget.
I’m going to forgive and forget, I’ll forget what they did and I’ll try again with them
Through thick and thin
Loyal friends who we have known for a long time, good and bad times
Maria had been there for me through thick and thin
Throw a spanner in the works
To cause something to not go as you had planned
