idiom 70-74
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- (be) a shadow/ghost of one's former self | Have much less health/ power or influence than one used to have before |
- cut no ice with sb | Not affect or impress someone |
- give sb hell | Reprimand sb angrily; make sb's life hard |
- give sth a whirl | Try (doing) sth to see if it is fun or interesting |
- have (got) one's head in the clouds | Be unable to think in a realistic way; be a dreamer |
- (be) in a fog (about/over sth) | Be confused or unaware of sth |
- keep a weather eye open for sth | Observe sth carefully in order to react quickly |
- (look) like nothing on earth | (look) ill or unattractive |
- move heaven and earth to do sth | Do everything one can in order to achieve sth |
- pluck sth out of the air | Give a quick and not accurate answer to a question without thinking about it first |
- praise sb/sth to the skies | Praise sb/sth very much or admire sb/sth |
- put the wind up sb | Make sb feel uneasy or afraid of sth |
- pull strings | Use his influences |
- have egg on his face | Looked really embarrassed |
- take me for a ride | Deceived me |
- put my feet up | Having a rest |
- push the boat out | Spend a lot of money on sth |
- have a roof over our heads | Have a place to live. |
- cast pearls before swine | Give him everything he wants |
- throw down the gauntlet | Challenge sb |
- fall between two stools | Find it too hard to choose between |
- wet the baby's head | Celebrate the baby's birth by drinking |
- pull up stakes | Leave home and start living in a different place. |
- pick up the threads of sth | Start sth again after a break. |
- go cap in hand to sb | Beg sb respectfully for sth |
- bring sbto book | Make sb face the responsibility of their wrongdoing. |
- cut a dash | Impress sb with your brilliant appearance. |
- make a muck of sth | Do sth in a completely wrong way. |
- blow away the cobwebs | Get or do sth that makes you feel refreshed and gives you energy. |
- rub salt into someone's wounds | Make their suffering more acute. |
- pass the buck | Refuse to take responsibility for a mistake and try to make sbelse accept it |
- put a new complexion on sth | Make it look different. |
- draw a veil over sth | You avoid talking about sth |
- get the chop | To be dismissed from work. |
- clutch at straws | Try to find a solution to a difficult situation by any means even though you realize you are likely to fail. |
- burst one’s bubble | Bring an end to one’s hopes or dreams. |
- have got bats in the belfry | To be crazy or eccentric. |
- cut corners | Do things quickly and in a careless and easy way without giving them proper attention. |
- put sboff their stride | Divert their attention so they stop doing their things well. |
- walk on eggshells | Act in a very careful way because you don't want to disturb or upset someone. |
- take the measure of sb | Test someone's value and make an opinion about them in order to be able to deal with them. |
- give sbthe hump | Make them very angry. |
- cut sth short | Interrupt slh |
- cut up rough | Behave or react angrily or violently |
- go it alone | Decide to do sth difficult without anybody's support |
- have a down on sb | Dislike someone |
- have a thin time (of it) | Have a hard time in business |
- lay sb low | (of an illness) make sb stay in bed |
- make oneself scarce | Leave a place quickly in order to avoid trouble or embarrassment |
- play (it) safe | Do sth in a safe way and avoid danger |
- drive a hard bargain | Always try to gain advantage or better profit in business dealings |
- drive sb up the wall | Drive sb crazy |
- get a rise out of sb | Say sth that makes sbreact angrily |
- get wind of sth | Hear sth secret or private |
- go (like) a bomb | Be very successful and enjoyable |
- go to town over/on sth | Get a lot of entertainment in clubs |
- hit the spot | Be exactly the thing that one wants or needs |
- if push comes to shove | If there is no other choice |
- in/at one fell swoop | All at the same time; with one single action or movement |
- jump out of one's skin | Get suddenly frightened |
- keep the flag flying | Continue to support sth or sb that is losing strength / popularity etc. |
- lay it on the line | State or explain sth in a Firm/ honest and direct way |
- leave sb cold | Fail to affect or interest someone |
- make no odds to sb | Be unimportant to someone |
- not know sb from Adam | Not know sbat all |
- pull rank on sb | Use one's position of authority in an unfair way |
- put one's foot in it | Unintentionally say sth offensive or embarrassing |
- (be) rotten to the core | Be spoilt very much |
- set sb's mind at rest/ease | Make sbstop worrying/ make sbcalm down |
- when the chips are down | When steps must be taken immediately |