Idiomatic Expressions:

Idiom
Ball of fire:

Example
That guy is a real ball of fire when it comes to sale
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Beat:

The whole family was beat after the game.

To be in
someone
elses
shoes.

If you were in my shoes, would you ask the new

secretary for a date?

To be out

Shes is out

To be short

Im short of money

To be tied up

I have to do a lot of things! I need more time

To be up for

Im up for it

To blow the
whistle

Ill blow the whistle with you about my relationship!

To break
down

This shit break down and now I cannot use it!

Fuck!

Can of
worms

Im so worried like a can of worms

To care of

Ill take care of you

Image

To catch
ones eyes

Ill catch your eyes!

To catch up

The objective was to catch up with the United

States economically by 2010.

Coffe break

Time for the coffe break

To come up

Sara will come up to you!

To die down

The winds died down.

To do ones
best

Im trying to get the best of me!

Down in the
dumps
A drag

Im so down in the dumps

What a drag!

-.-

To drop off

Drop off guys! We must finish!

End of ones
rope
To fall
through

I'm at the end of my rope!

Our party for next Saturday fell through. I hope our
plans don't fall through.

Fed up with
To fill out

I am just fed up to here!

Ill fill out my test

To gear up

They geared themselves up for an argument.

To get a hold
of

Can you tell me where I can get hold of a watch

like yours? You need to get hold of a copy of his
birth certificate.

To get along

She will get along with him

:/

:@

To get an
early start

We'll have to make an early start if we want to get

there by lunchtime.

To get into

got into trouble by stealing cars.

To get off the

ground

I hope they get this plane off the ground soon

To get
something
going

Mary and Sam got something going.

To give
hand

Jane is always willing to lend a hand with

refreshments.

To give
something a
good going
over
To give up

Why don't you give it a go and see if you like it?

To go from
bad to worse

Shes going from bad to worse

To go over

When the ballet company visited New York, two of

the dancers went over.

To hang up

I was afraid that my computer would hang up

permanently.

To have a
hand in

I'd like to have a hand in planning the publicity.

To have a
safe

Have a safe trip!

To hit the nail

on the head

Youre right! You hit the nail on the head

Ill never give up

How its
going?
Ill say

Hi. How its going?

"Does he eat a lot?" "I'll say!"

In one rights
mind
To keep
ones fingers
crossed
To keep
something to
oneself
To knock
oneself out

No one in his right mind would ski down this icy

slope.
I hope you win the race Saturday. I'm keeping my
fingers crossed for you.

To learn the
ropes
A load off to
someones
mind

It'll take some time for the new receptionist to learn

the ropes
I think you'll feel better after you get a load off your
mind.

To look
forward to

We look forward to our summer holiday every year.

To look on
the bright
side
To lose touch
with

I want you to keep this news to yourself.

I knocked myself out to plan this party for you!

If you always look on the bright side, you

will be a much happier person.
I seem to have lost my touch with my children.

To make it

I can see by looking around this room that you

have really made it

To make up

I have to make up now

To measure
up

He just doesn't measure up to Sarah in intelligence

A night owl

My roommate is a night owl and usually reads until

5:00 A.M.

Not on your
life

"So you're going to bring Kev, are you?" "Not on

your life!"

On sale

These pots are on sale for $20.

On the side

I would like an order of eggs with toast on the side

On the whole

On the whole, this was a very good day.

Over the
head of
someone
To pass

the graduate was promoted over the heads of

several of his seniors

To pick out

She picked out the woodwork in white.

To pick up

Pick the one you like best.

To pull
someones
leg
To put off

Stop pulling my leg you didnt have lunch with

Bono!

She just passed away

Hamas has again won itself time and can put off to
another day the political concessions that have to
be made.

Right away

If you draw a line in Paint that you don't want, undo

your line right away and it vanishes.

To see eye to
eye

Of course we do not need to see eye to eye on

everything, and of course I can take criticism, but
there is more that unites us than divides us.
Will it set up a crisis management mechanism at
Community and national level?

To set up

The shape

In this way we will shape the face of a Europe that

is unified in diversity.

A show of
hands

The issue was decided by a show of hands.

Sold out

The concert is sold out.

Something
else

This game is really something else!

To steer clear
of

They warned their children to steer clear of drugs.

To stick like
glue

Ellie stuck to her mother like glue.

To stop by

I was coming home, but I decided to stop by my

aunt's on the way.

To straighten
up

The fence is tilted. Please straighten that post up

when you get a chance.

Sure thing

Sue: Will you be at the reception? Bob: Sure thing.

Bill: You remember my cousin, Tom, don't you?
Bob: Sure thing. Hi, Tom.
Please ask Parliament, therefore, whether it thinks
we should take a break.

To take a
break
To take a
seat

Ask everyone to take a seat (in the circle) and

direct everyone's attention to the empty chair next
to you.

To take ( a
car) for a
spin

I kicked the tires and then the salesperson invited

me to take the car for a spin.

To take into
account

You should have taken their age into account. You

must take into account both the exchange rate and
the bank fees.

To take it
easy
Take place

Bruce loves to take it easy when he's at the cabin

on the lake. Retirement is the time to take it easy.
The concert took place in a bar. The next election
in my village will take place on April 6th.
Have something up your sleeve

To take
someone up
or something
Thats (not)
for me
To tide one
(you) over

Thats for me man!

Could you lend me 50 to tide me over until pay
day?

Tons

I feel tons better now.

To try on

What a lovely dress! Why dont you try it on?

To try out for

Ritas trying out for the school play again.

To turn in

I turned in the report to the treasurer.

To turn out

I didn't pay my rent, so the manager turned me out.

To turn up

He turned up an hour late.

Whats going
on?

And I said hey whats going on?

Whats up?

Im like hey whats up hello!