Week 2 Flashcards
True to form
As expected by everyone
-> He won this game - true to form
Dashed into
Went quickly into sth.
By trial an error
By experimenting or trying
-> i learned playing the guitar by trial and error
To date (formal)
Until now
Through and through
Totally, completely
The plot thickens
Thing are becoming more complicated or interesting
-> the conflict is very aggressive. The plot thickens
Talk turkey
Talk business or talk very honestly/seriously
Take to heart
Take sth. seriously
Take sth. At face value
To accept sth. the way it appears to be
-> He takes the explanation at faces value without checking them in the internet
Have money to burn
Have a lot of money
haste makes waste
If something is done in a hurry, it may need to be done again
Half-and-half
Cream and milk mixed together
Had better do something
Must do, ought to do sth.
-> i had better do the laundry
Go over someone’s head
Be too difficult to understand
-> these physics are going over my head
Go from bad to worse
To move from a bad condition to an even worse condition
-> our fiendship goes from bad to worse
Go fifty-fifty
Split the expense, go Dutch (= each person pays his/her part)
Happened ON
Found by accident
No trespassing
Do not enter
No sweat!
No problem
No news is good news
All is well because we don’t have any bad news
-> he hasn’t heard from his mother. No news is good news
Not matter what
Regardless of the circumstances
-> i’m going to the beach. No matter what!
No hard feelings
No anger or resentment
To nickel and dime someone
To change for each small service or item
-> some hotels are nickel and dime us. We have to pay for laundry, snacks and beverages
It’s a new ballgame
The rules or plans have changed (everything’s new)
