Name: John Paul Velasco & Kim Kenneth Marikit Yr.

/Sec: III-Mendeleev

Date: March 16,2012 Teacher: Ms. Ana Nuez

English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions

Babe in arms A babe in arms is a very young child, or a person who is very young to be holding a position. Babe in the woods A babe in the woods is a naive, defenceless, young person. Baby boomer (USA) A baby boomer is someone born in the years after the end of the Second World War, a period when the population was growing very fast. Back burner If an issue is on the back burner, it is being given low priority. Back foot (UK) If you are on your back foot, you are at a disadvantage and forced to be defensive of your position. Back number Something that's a back number is dated or out of fashion. Back the wrong horse If you back the wrong horse, you give your support to the losing side in something. Back to back If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another. Back to square one If you are back to square one, you have to start from the beginning again. Back to the drawing board If you have to go back to the drawing board, you have to go back to the beginning and start something again. Back to the salt mines If someone says they have to go back to the salt mines, they have to return, possibly unwillingly, to work. Back to the wall If you have your back to the wall, you are in a difficult situation with very little room for manoeuvre. Backseat driver A backseat driver is an annoying person who is fond of giving advice to the person performing a task or doing something, especially when the advice is either wrong or unwelcome. Bad Apple A person who is bad and makes other bad is a bad apple. Bad blood If people feel hate because of things that happened in the past, there is bad blood between them. Bad egg A person who cannot be trusted is a bad egg. Good egg is the opposite.

Bad hair day If you're having a bad hair day, things are not going the way you would like or had planned. Bad mouth (UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.) Bad shape If something's in bad shape, it's in bad condition. If a person's in bad shape, they are unfit or unhealthy. Bad taste in your mouth If something leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth, you feel there is something wrong or bad about it. Bad workers always blame their tools "A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case. Bag and baggage Bag and baggage means all your possessions, especially if you are moving them or leaving a place. Bag of bones If someone is a bag of bones, they are very underweight. Bag of nerves If someone is a bag of nerves, they are very worried or nervous. Baker's dozen A Baker's dozen is 13 rather than 12. Bald as a coot A person who is completely bald is as bald as a coot. Ball is in your court If the ball is in your court, it is up to you to make the next decision or step. Balloon goes up When the balloon goes up, a situation turns unpleasant or serious. Ballpark figure A ballpark figure is a rough or approximate number (guesstimate) to give a general idea of something, like a rough estimate for a cost, etc. Balls to the walls (USA) If you do something balls to the wall, you apply full acceleration or exertion. Banana republic Banana republic is a term used for small countries that are dependent on a single crop or resource and governed badly by a corrupt elite. Banana skin (UK) A banana skin is something that is an embarrassment or causes problems. Bandit territory An area or an industry, profession, etc, where rules and laws are ignored or flouted is bandit territory. Baptism of fire A baptism of fire was a soldier's first experience of shooting. Any unpleasant experience undergone, usually where it is also a learning experience, is a baptism of fire.

Bar fly A bar fly is a person who spends a lot of time drinking in different bars and pubs. Bare your heart If you bare your heart to someone, you tell them your personal and private feelings. ('Bare your soul' is an alternative form of the idiom.) Barefaced liar A barefaced liar is one who displays no shame about lying even if they are exposed. Bark is worse than their bite Someone who's bark is worse than their bite may well get angry and shout, but doesn't take action. Barking up the wrong tree If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong. Barkus is willing This idiom means that someone is willing to get married. Barrack-room lawyer (UK) A barrack-room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about. Barrel of laughs If someone's a barrel of laughs, they are always joking and you find them funny. Basket case If something is a basket case, it is so bad that it cannot be helped. Bat an eyelid If someone doesn't bat an eyelid, they don't react or show any emotion when surprised, shocked, etc. Bated breath If someone says they're waiting with bated breath, they're very excited and find it difficult to be patient.('Baited breath' is a common mistake.) Bats in the belfry Someone with bats in the belfry is crazy or eccentric. Batten down the hatches If you batten down the hatches, you prepare for the worst that could happen to you. Batting a thousand (USA) (from baseball) It means to do something perfectly. Battle of nerves A battle of nerves is a situation where neither side in a conflict or dispute is willing to back down and is waiting for the other side to weaken. ('A war of nerves' is an alternative form.) Be all ears If you are all ears, you are very eager to hear what someone has to say.

English Phrasal Verb

Call after - Name someone after somebody else Call around - Visit Call back - Return a phonecall Call for - Demand - Go to collect something - Telephone for something - Go and collect someone to take them out - Require Call forth - Make something happen Call in - Get someone to come and do a job - Stop and visit Call off - Cancel - Order someone to stop attacking Call on - Ask for help - Visit - Challenge - Ask someone to do something, especially to speak in public. (Formal) Call out - Expose or accuse someone of wrongdoing or incompetence Call round - Visit Call up - Summon someone for military service - Telephone Calm down - Stop being angry or emotionally excited Cancel out - Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning Care for - Like Carried away - Get so emotional that you lose control Carry forward - Include a figure in a later calculation - Make something progress Carry off

- Win, succeed - Die of a disease Carry on - Continue - Behave badly Carry on with - Have an affair Carry out - Perform a task - Food bought from a restaurant to take away Carry over - Continue past a certain point Carry through - Complete successfully Cart off - Take someone away, usually under arrest or to prison - Take something away, especially if stealing or without permission Carve out - Create or get a area where you can be special or successful Carve up - Divide into smaller pieces - Overtake someone and then pull directly in front of a car Cash in - Convert shares, bonds, casino chips, etc, into money Cash in on - Benefit or make money on something, especially if done unfairly Cash out - Illegally access a bank account or credit card and steal money Cash up - Count all the money taken in a shop or business at the end of the day Cast about for - Try to find something Cast around for - Try to find something Cast aside - Dispose, get rid of, ignore because you no longer like something or someone Cast off - Dispose, get rid of - Untie a boat so it's free to sail Cast out - Expel, reject Cast round for - Try to find something Cast up - Be left on the shore by the sea Catch at- Take or grab hold of something

Catch on - Become popular - Finally understand what is going on Catch out - Trick - Discover or prove that someone is lying - Put someone in an unexpected and difficult situation (often passive) Catch up - Get work, etc, up to date. - Reach someone who was ahead of you Catch up in - Become involved, often against ones will Catch up on - Do something that should have been done earlier - Reminisce with an old friend after not seeing them for a while Catch up with - Do something that should have been done earlier - Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing - When something negative starts to have an effect - Punish someone after they have been doing something wrong for a long time - Learn something new that many people already understand Cater for - To provide what is necessary Cater to - To provide what is needed, often seen negatively Cave in - Collapse - Stop resisting or refusing Chalk out - To cut a line of cocaine Chalk up - To achieve something good Chalk up to - Explain the reason for a problem Chance upon - Find something by accident Change over - Change a system Charge up - Put electricity into a battery Charge with - Accuse somebody of a crime