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Lesson
Idiom | Meaning | Example
Sentence |
all
ears | fully
listening | Give
me a minute to finish my work and then I'll be all ears to hear about your project. |
break
a leg | good-luck | Today's
the big game, eh? Break
a leg! |
cold
feet | nervous
just before a big event | My
sister didn't get cold
feet until she
put her wedding gown on. |
cost
an arm and a leg | be
very expensive | These
cakes are delicious, but they cost an arm and a leg. |
cry
your heart out | cry
very hard | I cried my heart out when my best friend moved away. |
face
the music | meet,
stand up to unpleasant conseqences, for example criticism or punishment | I
stayed out all night. When I eventually got home I had to face the music from my wife. |
(my)
flesh and blood | relative | I
have to hire Mia. She's my own flesh and blood. |
get
something off one's chest | tell
someone your problems | Thanks
for listening to me complain about my boss. I just needed to get this off my chest. |
give
a hand, lend a hand | help
(someone) do something | I can
give you a
hand when you
move if you like. |
have
one's head in the clouds | be
unaware or unrealistic about something | Amy has her head in the
clouds if she
thinks she's going to pass her exams without studying. |
head
over heels | deeply
in love | My
brother is head
over heels for
his new girlfriend. |
head
start | an
earlier start | The
kids gave Anthony a head
start in the
bicycle race because he was the youngest. |
in
over one's head | taking
on a task that you can't handle | I was
in over my
head when I
agreed to babysit the triplets and the dogs. |
keep
an eye on | take
care of, watch in order to protect | I'll keep an eye on the dinner while you're on the
phone. |