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· I'm really buzzing! - .
· I'm having a really peachy time! - .
· I'm walking on air! - !
· I'm on cloud nine! - !
· I'm totally over the moon. - !
· Everything's cool. - ()!
· I haven't got a care in the world - ( )
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· I've had the week from hell. - .
· nightmare of a week -
· I couldn't care less. - ().
· He's been really edgy / on edge / snapping at everyone. - ( ).
· She threw a wobbly. - .
· I had a complete fit. - .
· She blew her top. - "" .
· Oh, Daniel makes my blood boil. - .
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· They've been at each other's throats all morning. - .
· There's a bad vibe round here. . - () .
· The fur's been flying. - ().
· Milo getting offered that job has really ruffled Jack's feathers / put Jack's nose out of joint / put Jack out - , , . / . / .
· 'Speak to the hand 'cos the face ain't listening!'. - !
· We've kissed and made up. - .
· They're back on speaking terms. - .
· We've made it up. - .
· Forget it - It's water under the bridge. - . ( )
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
To live a cat and dog life
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Enough to make a cat laugh
Wait for the cat to jump
That cat won't jump (.)
The cat's meow / whiskers / pyjamas (.)
To fight like Kilkenny cats
To grin like a Cheshire cat
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To let the cat out of the bag
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all a cat a cat
Set the cat among the pigeons (., .)
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To see which way the cat jumps / To wait for the cat to jump
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To turn cat in the pan
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
talk nineteen to the dozen = , ; ; ; : She was so excited that she was talking nineteen to the dozen. – , .
talk the hind legs off a donkey = ; -, : She can talk the hind legs off a donkey! – !
Once our neighbour starts talking, she will talk the hind leg off a donkey — , .
talk something through / over = -: Before we decide anything, I think we ought to talk it through. - , , .
Let us talk this matter over. - .
talk something up = , - , : She really talked the idea up, but I don't think that everyone was convinced. – , , .
to talk up an idea —
I hate the way everyone is talking her up — , .
talk someone into doing = -: He talked her into buying a new car. – .
talk someone through something = , : She talked him through the procedure. – .
talk down to = : Don't talk down to me! I understand you perfectly well. – ! .
He's accustomed to talking down to people —
talk back = , , , ( , ..): Don't talk back to your mother! – !
to talk back to the teacher —
talk under your breath = , : They talked under their breath in the meeting. – , .
talk rubbish = , , : He talks complete rubbish sometimes! – !
talk at cross purposes = ( , , , ): We're talking at cross purposes here. – .
talk / speak with a plum in your mouth = . . : She talks with a plum in her mouth! – , !
talk around the subject = , , : He didn't want to say they were in danger of losing their jobs, so he talked around the subject for half an hour. – , , .
talk highly of someone = -: He talks very highly of you! – ( )!
to give someone a talking-to = , : His boss gave him a real talking-to yesterday! – !
like talking to a brick wall = ; : Sometimes talking to him is like talking to a brick wall! – – , .
straight talk – : It's about time for a little straight talk around here —
talk shop -
Whenever I go out with my colleagues, we always end up talking shop. – , - , .
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Holiday idioms |
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
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Feast one's eyes on something (. )
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Example:
As he drove along the coast, he feasted his eyes on the beautiful scenery.
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Ring out the old year and ring in the new (. )
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Example:
To ring out the old year and ring in the new they went to the most expensive restaurant.
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Make a big thing (of something) (. ( -)
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Example:
It's Jack's birthday but he doesn't want to make a big thing of it, so please don't mention it.
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Life and soul of the party (. )
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Example:
I'm so glad we invited Santa Clause. He was the life and soul of the party!
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Full of the joys of spring (. )
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Example:
Barbara is full of the joys of spring at the moment! Has she got a new boyfriend?
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Live the life of Riley (. )
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Example:
He married a millionaire, and since then he's been living the life of Riley.
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Success Bringing Idioms , |
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Acid test (. )
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Example:
The training course was very interesting but the acid test will come when I start my new job.
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Break fresh ground (. )
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Example:
Scientists have broken fresh ground in their exploration of outer space.
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Explore all avenues (. )
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Example:
We can't say it's impossible until we've explored all avenues.
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Fine-tooth comb (. )
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Example:
The police are examining the scene of the accident with a fine-tooth comb.
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Get your ducks in a row (. )
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Example:
We need to get our ducks in a row if we want our project to succeed.
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Root and branch (. )
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Example:
The causes of the disease must be eliminated root and branch.
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Vocabulary
acid -
scientist -
exploration -
outer – ,
space -
until –
avenue -
scene – ,
accident -
comb -
row -
succeed -
cause -
disease -
eliminate -
root -
branch -
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Black & White |
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
Black
give someone a black look = - , : "Why is he giving me such a black look?"
be on the black list = be blacklisted = «» , , : "We won't be invited to their party this year – we're on their black list."
"Many actors and writers were blacklisted in Hollywood in the 1950's because they were considered "un-American."
in black and white = , : "This contract is in black and white: we aren't allowed to keep any pets in this house."
black and blue = : "When she fell off her bicycle, she was black and blue for days."
things look black - ,
be in the black – , , , ( , - )
White
whitewash = -, : "I don't believe his story. I think it's all a whitewash."
They tried to give the scandal the old whitewash, but it didn't work — , , ,
To show (fly) a white feather – , ,
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Negotiation Idioms |
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
have a poker face
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- to not show any reaction or emotion
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Example:
Our boss had a poker face when he told us that our office would soon close.
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come back with an offer
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- to return to negotiations with a new offer
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Example:
We came back with a new offer and the negotiations continued smoothly.
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come up with (an idea or something)
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- to produce or find a thought/idea/answer
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Example:
I was praised by my boss when I came up with some good ideas during the meeting.
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cut a deal
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- to make an agreement, to make a deal/arrangement
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Example:
We cut a deal and left the meeting in a positive mood.
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force (someone's) hand
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- to make someone do something that they do not want to do at that time
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Example:
We decided to force the hand of our opponents because we wanted to finish the negotiations quickly.
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
TO BOOKMARK – ,
I HAVE BOOKMARKED THE CNN HOME PAGE AS I USE IT REGULARLY TO GET THE LATEST NEWS – CNN, , .
TO SUBSCRIBE –
IF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSGROUPS, YOU OFTEN GET HUNDREDS OF MESSAGES – , .
SCREEN OUT – ,
SOME ISPS ALLOW YOU TO SCREEN OUT UNWANTED MAIL- (-) .
SERVER – , ,
OUR SERVER AT WORK WAS DOWN YESTERDAY SO I DIDN’T GET YOUR MESSAGE TILL TODAY- , .
TO HACK INTO – , , «»
SOMEONE HACKED INTO OUR COMPUTER SERVER AND DESTROYED ALL OUR FILES – - «» ( ) .
ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE –
DO YOU HAVE GOOD ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE? IT’S WORTH UPDATING IT FREQUENTLY – ? .
TO BOUNCE –
SHE MUST HAVE CHANGED HER E-MAIL ADDRESS – THE E-MAIL I SENT HER BOUNCED – : , – .
GARBLED – ; ,
THAT FILE YOU SENT ME AS AN ATTACHMENT WAS UNREADABLE. THE TEXT WAS COMPLETELY GARBLED – , , . .
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HARD-working idioms |
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
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DECISION IDIOMS |
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CupOfTea (English_Notes)
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1) to be worth it (. )
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That CD is too expensive. It isn’t worth it.
CD . .
2)to be up to (. )
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Example: Shall we go out or stay in tonight? It's up to you.
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to make up your mind (. )
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What are you going to buy... a new printer or a scanner? I can't make up my mind.
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"No way Jose!" (. , !)
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Are you going to John's party? No way Jose!
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"You bet!" (. )
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So... are you going for a walk with us then? You bet!
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Vocabulary:
to be worth –
tonight –
mind –
bet – -
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