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| ..... WoLcOmE I was looking for something for my English term and I found this Idioms from A to Z I hope u like it .. A
ace: make an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc. "Somebody said you aced the test, Dave. That's great!"
all right (1): expression of reluctant agreement. A: "Come to the party with me. Please!" B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will."
all right (2): fair; not particularly good. A: "How's your chemistry class?" B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I've ever had."
all right (3): unharmed; in satisfactory condition. A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?" B: "Yes, but I have a headache."
and then some: and much more besides. A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000. " B: "It cost that much and then some because I also bought extra RAM and VRAM."
antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting. "I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around and waiting is making me antsy."
as easy as pie: very easy. "I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie."
at the eleventh hour: at the last minute; almost too late. "Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late.
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bad-mouth: say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone. A: "I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?" B: "He's probably jealous of your success."
be a piece of cake: be very easy. A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake.""
be all ears: be eager to hear what someone has to say. A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally." B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!"
be broke: be without money. "No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday."
be fed up with (with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something); be very tired of someone or something. "Bill, you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with apologizing for your mistakes!"
be in and out: be at and away from a place during a particular time. "Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to be in and out of the office most of the day today."
be on the go: be very busy (going from one thing or project to another). "I'm really tired. I've been on the go all week long."
be on the road: be traveling. "You won't be able to contact me tomorrow because I'll be on the road."
be over: be finished; end. "I can't see you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until then."
be up and running: (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to use . "Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web has been up and running since December 1995."
be used to (+Ving/noun): be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with. "It won't be hard to get up at 5:00 AM. I'm used to getting up early."
beat: exhausted; very tired (adj.). "This has been a long day. I'm beat!"
beat around the bush: evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer. "Quit beating around the bush! If you don't want to go with me, just tell me!"
beat one's brains out: try very hard to understand or do something. "Can you help me with this problem? I've been beating my brains out with it, but I just can't solve it."
Beats me: I have no idea. A: "What time's the party?" B: "Beats me!"
before long: soon. A: "I'm really tired of working." B: "Just be patient. The weekend will be here before long."
bent out of shape: needlessly worried about something. "I know you're worried about your job interview, but don't get bent out of shape. You'll do just fine."
bite off more than one can chew: take responsibility for more than one can manage. "I'm really behind with my project. Can you help me? I'm afraid I bit off more than I could chew!"
blabbermouth: a very talkative person--especially one who says things that should be kept secret. "Don't say anything to Bob unless you want the whole office to know. Bob's quite a blabbermouth."
blow one's top: become extremely angry. A: "Was your father upset when you came home at 3 AM?" B: "He was more than upset. He blew his top!"
boom box: portable cassette/CD player. "Don't forget to bring your boom box to the picnic!"
the bottom line: the most essential information. "The discussion lasted many hours. The bottom line was that the XYZ Company isn't for sale."
Break a leg!: Good luck! "I understand you have a job interview tomorrow. Break a leg!"
break someone's heart: make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad. "Joe broke his mother's heart when he dropped out of school."
broke: without money. A: "Can you lend me 10 dollars?" B: "I'm afraid not. I'm broke."
buck(s): dollar(s). "The cheapest tickets for the concert cost 25 bucks. Do you still want to go?"
bug: annoy; bother. "I'm trying to concentrate! Don't bug me!"
bull-headed: stubborn; inflexible. "Don't be so bull-headed. Why can't you admit that others' opinions are just as good as yours?"
a bundle: a lot of money. A: "Your new car is really nice." B: "It should be. It cost me a bundle!"
burn the midnight oil: study/work all night or until very, very late at night. "I'm not ready for the test tomorrow. I guess I'll have to burn the the midnight oil."
bushed: very tired; exhausted. "I'm going to lie down for a while. I'm really bushed."
by oneself: alone and without help. "I can't do this by myself. Can you help me?"
by the skin of one's teeth: barely succeed in doing something. "I'll have to start earlier the next time. This time I only finished by the skin of my teeth."
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call it a day: stop work for the day. "It's late and you've accomplished a lot. Why don't you call it a day?"
can't make heads or tails of something: can't understand something at all; find something confusing and illogical. "I can't make heads or tails of your e-mail. Were you having problems with your computer?"
catch one's eye: attract one's attention/interest. "This brochure about Tahiti caught my eye when I was at the travel agency."
catch some Zs: sleep for a while; take a nap. "You look tired, Dave. Why don't you catch some Zs?"
change one's mind: decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier. A: "Why are you working this week? I thought you were going to be on vacation." B: "I changed my mind. I'm taking my vacation next month."
chicken (adjective or noun): cowardly. "Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He's chicken / a chicken.
chow: food. "How's the chow in the university cafeteria?"
chow down: eat. "It's almost 6:00. Are you ready to chow down?"
a cinch: something that's very easy to do. A: How was the test? B: It was a cinch. I finished it quickly and I know that all my answers were correct."
cool (also kewl): neat, special, wonderful. "The ESL Cafe on the Web is really cool!"
Cool it!: calm down. "There's no need to be so upset. Just cool it!"
cost (someone) an arm and a leg: cost a lot; be very expensive. A: "Your new car is really nice." B: "It should be. It cost (me) an arm and a leg!"
couch potato: someone who spends too much time watching TV. "You're a real couch potato, Jay. You need to get more exercise!"
cram: try to learn as much as possible in a very short time. "Sidney did well on the test because he crammed for it. However, he probably won't remember any of the information a couple of days from now."
crash course: short course designed to give a lot of knowledge/information in a very short time. "Tom's company is sending him to a business meeting in Istanbul. Should he take a crash course in Turkish?"
Cut it out!: stop doing something (that's annoying). "You kids are making too much noise. Cut it out!" ..... D
Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched).: Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened. A: I'm sure that I'm going to win a lot of money in Las Vegas." B: "Don't count your chickens until they hatch!"
dicey: uncertain; taking too much of a chance. A: A friend of mine says I can make a lot of moneyif I buy stock in the XYZ company. Should I do it? B: I wouldn't if I were you. The chances for success are too dicey."
ditch class: skip class/play hookey. "You shouldn't have ditched class yesterday. We had an unannounced test."
do a bang-up job: do a very good job; do very well at something. "Have you seen Frank's home page? He did a bang-up job with it."
down in the dumps: depressed; "blue." A: "Is something wrong?" B: "Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps."
drop someone a line: write to someone. "I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop them a line today or tomorrow."
drag one's feet: delay; take longer than necessary to do something. "Joe should have finished his project a week ago. Why is he dragging his feet?"
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