How Good Are You In English?
Call the shots
Meaning:
To be accountable for what's going on and what ought to occur.
To fly off the handle
Meaning:
To feel sudden anger.
Burst the bubble
Meaning:
The unexpected finish of a glad or fruitful period.
Cat among the pigeons
Meaning:
Doing or saying something that causes trouble and makes many people angry or stressed.
A bed of roses
Meaning:
Simple decision or easy choice.
Turn against
Meaning:
Change from supporting something.
A man of action
Meaning:
An individual of energetic activity
At sixes and sevens
Meaning:
Used to express uncertainty or confusion.
When pigs fly
Meaning:
Something that won't ever occur or be impossible.
Put your foot in it
Meaning:
Say something (accidentally) that annoys or insults someone.
Too close for comfort
Meaning:
To be very close to something risky or unpleasant.
Piece of cake
Meaning:
Something that is not difficult to do.
Adding insult to injury
Meaning:
Make a bad situation worse.
Zonk out
Meaning:
Fall asleep very quickly.
From the bottom of my heart
Meaning:
With true and deep emotion.
A hot potato
Meaning:
A disputable issue or situation that is abnormal to deal with.
Feel blue
Meaning:
Feeling tragic or miserable.
Turn the tables
Meaning:
Change your situation concerning another person.
Jump to conclusions
Meaning:
Anticipating a circumstance or situation.
A blessing in disguise
Meaning:
Something to be thankful for, that initially seemed bad.
Raining cats and dogs
Meaning:
It is raining heavily.
Storm in a teacup
Meaning:
Excessive enthusiasm or anger over trivial matters.
Beating a dead horse
Meaning:
Give time or energy to an already finished thing.
Take a cue from
Meaning:
To do what was proposed by another person.
Green thumb
Meaning:
Great cultivating results.
Lone it
Meaning:
To do an activity alone.
Close call
Meaning:
A close call from disaster.
Go out on a limb
Meaning:
Doing or saying something that is not quite the same as others.
Clear the air
Meaning:
Get rid of all doubts and adverse emotions
So far so good
Meaning:
Progress so far has been acceptable.
Waiting time
Meaning:
The timeframe when the activity is mentioned to when it happens.
Once in a blue moon
Meaning:
Once in a while or rarely.
Acid test
Meaning:
A test that demonstrates the hypothesis or legitimacy of an item or thought.
Brain drain
Meaning:
Relocation of highly skilled or trained individuals from a one country to another.
Black book
Meaning:
A book with a list of mystery contacts.
A dime a dozen
Meaning:
Something that is normal, not unique.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Meaning:
Try not to plan based on what's going on before it really occurs.
Bare bones
Meaning:
The most basic and important fact or reality.
In the bad books
Meaning:
In protest or out of favor.
Tempest in a teapot
Meaning:
When a small problem causes an overstated reaction to anger or discomfort.
Jump on the bandwagon
Meaning:
Begin accomplishing something since it is trendy or profitable.
In at the deep end
Meaning:
Start a new work without planning.
ABC
Meaning:
The alphabet
Out of hand
Meaning:
Out of control or crazy.
Get act together
Meaning:
Motivate yourself to achieve life goals.
Beat around the bush
Meaning:
Avoid sharing your actual perspective because it is awkward.
No picnic
Meaning:
Used to communicate that an activity or action isn't entertaining.
Bull’s eye
Meaning:
The focal point of an objective.