Thursday 18 September 2014

                                                                         IDIOMS

A big cheese- an important or a powerful person in a group or family

A bird’s eye view- a view from a very high place which allows you to see a large area

A bone of contention- something that people argue for a long time

A cock and a bull story- a story or an explanation which is obviously not true.

At the crack of the dawn- very early in morning

A cuckoo in the nest- someone in a groupof people but not liked by them.

A litmus test- a method which clearly proves something

As the crow flies- measuring distance between two places in a straight line.

A dead letter- an argument or law not followed by anyone.

At the drop of the hat- u do something easily and without any preparation

An early bird- someone who gets early in the morning

Aneducated guess- a guess which was likely to get corrected

At the eleventh hour- be too late.

A queer fish- a strange person


 
A wake up call- an event done to warn someone


 
A worm’s eye view- having very little knowledge about something


Bad blood- feelings of hate between two families


Bend your ears- to talk to someone for a very long time about something boring


Bite your tongue- to stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to


Black and blue- full of bruises


Blue blood- belonging to high social class


Be above board- to be honest and legal


Be bouncing off the walls- excited and full of nervous energy


Bow and scrap- try too hard to please someone in a position of authority


Brass monkey weather- extremely cold weather


Be tailor made- to be completely suitable for someone.


Break the ice- to make more comfort or relaxed with a person whom you have not met earlier, to break the silence


Be as clear as mud- to be impossible to understand


Be on cloud nine- be very happy


Between the devil and deep blue sea- a type of situation where u must choose between two equally unpleasant situations


Be in the doldrums- not very successful or nothing new is taking place


Beat the drum- to speak eagerly about something you support


Be on the edge- to be nervous or worried about something


Be in seventh heaven- extremely happy


Be at each other’s throat- two persons arguing angrily


Batten down the hatches- to prepare for trouble


Back the wrong horse- to support someone weak


Back to square one- to reach again to the starting point


                                                                                                                              

                       
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