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| Animal Idioms |
| Animal Idioms - N-R |
| Animal Idioms |
| Animal Idioms - G-M |
| Animal Idioms |
| Animal Idioms - D-F |
| Animal Idioms |
| Animal Idioms - C |
| Animal Idioms |
| Animal Idioms - A-B |
| Animal Idioms |
| Weather idioms |
a face like thunder = to look very angry: "What's up with him today? He has a face like thunder!"
a fair-weather friend = a friend who doesn't support you in bad times: "I'm a bit disappointed in John and David. |
| Money idioms |
To cost a lot of money
to break the bank: "I can't afford a skiing holiday this winter - it would break the bank."
to cost an arm and a leg: "It costs an arm and a leg to buy all these Christmas |
| Animal idioms |
cat's whiskers = to think you are the best: "He thinks he's the cat's whiskers!"
like the cat that's got the cream = look very pleased with yourself: "He looks like the cat that's got the |
| Love idioms |
Falling in love
catch someone's eye = to be attractive to someone: "The shy man at the back of the class caught my eye."
to fancy someone (British English) = to find someone attractive: "My frien |
| Food idioms |
be the apple of someone's eye = be someone's favourite person: "She's the apple of her father's eye."
in apple-pie order = in perfect order: "Her house was in apple-pie order, with nothing out of place."
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| Shape idioms |
Square
square meal = a big meal: "After all that travelling, we needed a square meal."
be back to square one = to be back to where you started: "I don't feel we're making any progress - we're bac |
| Idioms using colour |
Blue
feeling blue = feeling unhappy: "What's the matter with you? Feeling blue?"
out of the blue = completely unexpected: "I sent off my application to the company, but heard nothing. Then comple |
| Work idioms |
Hiring and firing
take on = hire someone: "They're taking on more than 500 people at the canning factory."
get the boot = be fired: "She got the boot for being lazy."
give someone |
| Idioms of the face |
Face
face-to-face = in person: "We need to arrange a face-to-face meeting."
face the music = take responsibility for a difficult situation: "We've got to face the music - this company is going un |
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