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Friends A bad apple Meaning: a useless, bad or lazy person. Example: I’m not interested in meeting him – from what I’ve heard he’s a really bad apple. Bend over backwards (backward) Meaning: Do as much as you can to help or please someone. Example: The teacher bent over backwards to help his/her students. Be as blind as a bat. Meaning: to be not able to see soemthing at all. Example: I can't see you. Where are you?-I'm as blind as a bat without glasses. Beat around the bush. Meaning: Avoid or delay talking about something unpleasant or embarrassing. Example: Don't beat around the bush! Tell me what exactly you want. Beat it. Meaning: Go away immediately. Example: Don't get on my nerves. Beat it! Bite off more than one can chew. Meaning: To try to do something that is too difficult; try to do more than you are able to. Example: Don't bite off more than you can chew. If you think three tasks are enough, do it. If not, do not do it! Bookworm. Meaning: Someone who loves reading very much. The Bottom Line. Meaning: The most important factor in a situation or a decision to consider. Example: I've heard enough of your excuses. What's the bottom line? Be broke. Meaning: Without money. Example: Would you like to go with me to the cinema? Sorry, I can't go. I am broke. Be a piece of cake Meaning: To be very easy. Example: This task was a piece of cake for me. Catch someone's eye. Meaning: to draw or attract someone's attention. Example: Suddenly my neighbor stupid behaviour caught my eye. Be chicken. Meaning: Coward. Example: Why do not you want to get on a horse? Are you chicken? ( Don't be chicken!). Be cut from the same cloth. Meaning: to be very similar. Example: When you teach children, remember that they are not cut from the same cloth. Get (have) cold feet. Meaning: To be afraid of something. Example: It's normal for young people to get cold feet before their first day at school. Be (as) cool as a cucumber. Meaning: to be very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation. Example: She was cool as a cucumber even right after her exam. Be all ears. Meaning: Be very intersted in what someone is about to say. Example: Would you like to tell me all about your " A-level " exam. Easy as pie. Meaning: Very easy. Example: This exercise is as easy as pie. Eat out. Meaning: to eat a meal in a restaurant. Example: We have the twentieth weeding anniversary. Let's eat out!. Be the apple of someone's eye. Meaning: Be loved very much by someone. Example: Jessica is the apple of Adam's eye. Backfire. Meaning: to produce an unexpected / undesired / opposite result. Example: The new stricter school policy may backfire and do more harm to the students than good. Cook someone's goose. Meaning: Get someone in trouble. Example: Harlod lost all his paycheck at the poker game - when his wife finds out, his goose is cooked! Don't let the grass grow under your feet. Meaning: You shouldn't just stay in one place too long. Example: Kate, now that you're out of college, you should do something with your life - don't let the grass grow under your feet! Cool someone's heels. Meaning: to wait for something for a long time; to give someone the opportunity to chill out. Example: We just caught this guy at a bar fight - we're going to throw him in lock up so he can cool his heels for a bit. Bring the house down. Meaning: to get everyone to clap for you. Example: His performance was so good, he brought down the house. Dear John letter. Meaning: women send a letter to their men in the army to tell them that they (the women) have found someone else while they (the men) have been away. Example: After she cheated on Jim, she sent a dear John letter to him in Iraq. Be as American as apple pie. Meaning: be typically American. Example: I have never been born in the US but my children will be typically American. Couch potato. Meaning: a person who is really lazy who does not do nothing except for sitting and watching TV. Example: Janice is such a couch potato - I swear, she never leaves the couch! Drive someone up the wall. Meaning: something gets on my nerves. Example: Matt's behavior drives me up the wall! Yeah, it totally gets on my nerves. Butterflies in someone's stomach. Meaning: to feel nervous Example: When I'm in love, I get butterflies in my stomach. Cast pearls before swine. Meaning: Offer or show something valuable, good, or beautiful to someone who does not understand its value. Example: I don't know why you give Jim your school notes, Mary -stop casting your pearls before swine! - he never appreciates it. Can't make head nor tail (out) of something / someone. Meaning: Not be able to understand. Example: Can you help me program the VCR - I can't make heads nor tails out of the directions. Bark up the wrong tree. Meaning: Your reasoning led you to the wrong place. Example: You're barking up the wrong tree - I had nothing to do with the missing statue! Quit cold turkey. Meaning: To stop doing something all at once. Example: I want to quit smoking so I'm throwing all my cigarettes away - I'm going to do this cold turkey. Drive someone up the wall. Meaning: Annoy or irritate someone very much. Example: When Mark gets better grade than I, it draves me up the wall. Eat one's words. Meaning: Admit that what you said was wrong. Example: Sorry Mark but I ate my words. I should have said: " Tim loves his wife " instead of " Tim love his wife ". Be fishy. Meaning: Something doesn't seem right about it. Example: He's going to sell you diamonds for pennies a piece - seems a little fishy to me. It's easier said than done. Meaning: It's easy to say, but hard to do. Example: If he needed advice or assistance I should help him, but it was easier said than done. Fall in love with someone/something Meaning: The process, sudden or gradual, of developing a strong attraction to someone or something. Example: Did you fall in love with her right away? I fell in love with music when I was young. Feel like a fish out of water. Meaning: To feel out of place, that you don’t belong. Example: When I’m speaking in front of a crowd, I feel like a fish out of water. Food for thought. Something that makes you think or that prompts you to re-consider your previous position. Example: The pastor’s sermon on forgiveness gave him food for thought. A frog in the throat. Meaning: To have a dry or sore throat that makes it difficult to speak clearly. Example: In cold weather I often feel like I have a frog in my throat when I try to speak. Get over something. Meaning: To feel healthy after an illness or happy after a difficult event or situation has passed. Example: I’m going back to work when I get over this infection. How long is it going to take for him to get over his breakup with Susan? Give someone a hand Meaning: To help someone accomplish a specific task or to applaud someone’s performance. Example: John, would you give me a hand with this box? It’s too heavy for me. (After someone sings a song on stage) That was wonderful! Let’s give him a hand. Be glued to something. Meaning: To feel that you must continue looking at something. Example: Our eyes were glued to the TV after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Go nuts. Meaning: To become very excited about something good, or very angry about something bad. Examples: Boston fans went nuts when the Red Sox won the World Series. The teacher will go nuts if one more student acts silly in class. Grab a bite Meaning: Eat a meal quickly with little preparation Example: A fast food place like McDonald’s is great when you want to grab a bite and be on your way. Great minds think alike. Meaning: A clever way of saying you agree with someone. Example: John: I think we should create our own web page. Jim: I was just about to suggest that. Great minds think alike. Hand-me-down. Meaning: Clothing that your older sibling gives you when he or she can’t or doesn’t want to wear it any more. Example: When I was growing up, I seldom had any new clothes because my mom made me wear hand-me-downs from my brother. Hat trick Meaning: To be successful at something 3 times in a row. Example: The last time Tom played in a ping pong tournament, he made a hat trick, 3 wins in a row, twice! Heart sinks. Meaning: To be saddened by disappointing news or events. Example: My mothers heart sinks every time my sister gets in trouble at school. Here you go/are. Meaning: A common thing to say when you give someone something. Example: When his boss came by to ask if he had finished the report, John handed it to him and said, “Here you go.” Hit the books. Meaning: To study, sometimes indicating that significant effort is intended or needed, or that it’s time to put aside other activities. Example: It’s time to stop fooling around and hit the books so you’ll be ready for the exam tomorrow. Hit the nail on the head Meaning: To give a perfect answer or recommendation. Example: When I heard the senator speak about welfare reform, I thought he hit the nail on the head. I agree completely. Hit the ceiling/roof. Meaning: To become angry in such a way that others fear to be near. Example: He’s so sensitive right now, I’m afraid he’ll hit the ceiling if I tell him I wrecked his car. Hit the sack/hay. Meaning: Go to sleep. Example: I need to hit the sack early tonight instead of staying up so late. Hold your horses. Meaning: Don’t be in such a hurry or so impatient. Example: Hold your horses! Don’t start until I say, “Go.” Holy cow! Meaning: To express amazement or surprise at an event or accomplishment. Example: Holy cow! I didn’t expect to see you today. In hot water. Meaning: To make someone unhappy because of your behavior. Example: I’ll be in hot water with my boss if I don’t get this done today. In a pickle. Meaning: In a challenging situation. Example: If I lose my job, I’ll really be in a pickle. In the same boat. Meaning: To face the same circumstances (especially difficult ones) as someone else. Example: Since I lost my job, I am in the same boat as many other unemployed Americans. It’s about time. Meaning: You say this when something happens later than expected. Example: It’s 11:00 p.m. and my son just went to bed. It’s about time. Get up (Wake up) on the wrong side of the bed Meaning: To be in a bad mood, irritable, angry, etc. Example: Be careful when you talk to him, because I think he woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Don’t take it personally, I think he just got up on the wrong side of the bed today. Be like the cat that got the cream. Meaning: (about a person) To be pleased with his/her ability or what he/she has done. Example: I got max points on my final exam yesterday. I looked like the cat that got the cream. Keep an eye on someone/something. Meaning: Watch someone/something carefully to make sure everything is all right. Example: Mark looks like an dangerous person. Always keep an eye on him.