Sunday, May 20, 2012

Expression "III" - Idioms





IDIOM



Idiom is a group of words with a meaning that is different from the meaning of all the individual words




o       act like an ape behave badly, wildly, foolishly

o       bark up the wrong tree choose the wrong course of action
o       cash cow a good way to make money
o       clear as bell to be understood clearly. 
o       copycat someone who copies another person’s work
o       monkey business unethical or bad activity, mischief
o       day to day it's part of the usual daily routine.
o       drawn a blank you get no response when you ask for something, or get no results when you search for something.
o       raining cats and dogs raining very hard
o       a roller coaster if it involves many emotional highs and lows, or really good times alternating with really difficult times.
o       a white lie you say something that isn't true in order to be polite or so as not to hurt someone's feelings.
o       under the weather you're not feeling well.
o       weather a storm you survive a dangerous event or deal with a difficult situation.
o       change your tune you change your opinion about something or your attitude towards someone.
o       go with the flow you relax and go along with whatever is happening.
o       one in a million an exceptionally good person.
o       once in a blue moon it happens very rarely.
o       a slip of the tangue you make a small mistake when speaking.
o       easy on the eye it is pleasant to look at.
o       face to face they meet in person in the real world.
o       keep on your word you do what you promised to do.
o       kill time you do something to amuse yourself while waiting for something.

 


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