💥affinity for
✍🏾said about you have attraction , preference or sympathy for something or someone.
🔺He has an affinty for classical music.
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💥by a nose
✍🏾If a person or animal wins a race or competition by a nose, he, she, or it wins it by very little:
🔺It was a very exciting race. My horse won but only by a nose.
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💥take the bull by the horns /ˈteɪk ðə ˈbʊl ˈbaɪ ðə ˈhoɚnz/
✍🏾: to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way
❗️For example:
🔺She decided to take the bull by the horns and try to solve the problem without any further delay.
🔺The woman is taking the bull by the horns and fixing the sink herself.
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📚take a liking to /ˈteɪk ə ˈlaɪkɪŋ tu/
✍🏾: to begin to like (someone or something)
🔺He took a liking to his new neighbor.
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💥get the hang of /ˈgɛt ðə ˈhæŋ əv/
❗️informal
✍🏾: to learn the skills that are needed to do (something)
🔺He was finally getting the hang of his job. [=he was finally beginning to understand and become skillful in his job]
🔺She's getting the hang of driving.
🔺The girl is getting the hang of driving.
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✅Most common American idioms ( part 6 )
❗️She's tongue-tied.
▪️She's so excited she can't speak.
❗️I only have eyes for you.
▪️You are the object of my affection.
❗️I never want to lay eyes on you.
▪️Go! I never want to see you again.
❗️I've got my eye on you.
▪️I'm watching you - one mistake and you're gone.
❗️He's making eyes at her.
▪️He is flirting with her.
❗️That'll make your eyes pop.
▪️You will be really surprised when this happens.
❗️I can't believe my eyes.
▪️What I am seeing is hard to believe.
❗️There's more than meets the eye.
▪️You are not telling me all the facts.
❗️She's a sight for sore eyes.
▪️We're very happy to see her - we need her.
❗️You need to catch his eye.
▪️You must get his attention.
❗️His eyes are bigger than his stomach.
▪️He takes more food than he can eat.
❗️Feast your eyes on that.
▪️Isn't that a wonderful thing we have here?
❗️She will pull the wool over his eyes.
▪️She will fool him every time.
❗️It's a highbrow place.
▪️It is a very high-class place.
❗️You'll pay through the nose.
▪️It's extremely costly to do that.
❗️Don't turn up your nose at me.
▪️Don't think you are better than I am.
❗️She's got a nose for news.
▪️She can get a story from almost nothing.
❗️She won by a nose.
▪️It was a very close race.
❗️You need to lead them by the nose.
▪️You have to tell them every single detail.
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✅Most common American idioms ( part 5 )
❗️It's just hand to mouth.
▪️It is a very low cost project.
❗️Keep a stiff upper lip.
▪️Keep trying and you can succeed.
❗️It makes my mouth water.
▪️I think that is a very attractive idea.
❗️It was by word of mouth.
▪️I was told in person.
❗️It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
▪️I don't feel comfortable with that idea.
❗️It will melt in your mouth.
▪️You will like this idea.
❗️You can save your breath.
▪️They don't listen - they're not open to anything.
❗️She takes my breath away.
▪️She's the most wonderful creature I've ever seen.
❗️I did it by the skin of my teeth.
▪️I just barely got the job done.
❗️It's on the tip of my tongue.
▪️I know it - I just can't say it now.
❗️You'll eat your words.
▪️Any thing you say may come back to haunt you.
❗️She's got a sharp tongue.
▪️Her words are like a sword - they can hurt.
❗️It's my mother tongue.
▪️It is my native language.
❗️It was a slip of the tongue.
▪️I didn't intend to say that.
❗️He said it tongue in cheek.
▪️He was kidding when he said that.
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adam's ale
(old-fashioned) water.
Take a glass of adam's ale if you are thirsty.
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💥A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
✍🏾Meaning:
It means two people who are perfect for each other.
❗️Example:
🔺Tim and Lily are truly a match made in heaven. They have bonded with their common love for diving, gardening and even rock-climbing!
Did you know❓
This idiom is based on the notion that divine forces have a hand in pairing up two people who are very compatible.
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💥state-of-the-art
✍🏾Meaning: If something is state-of-the-art, it's the latest and best example of something, or it shows the most recent developments in its field.
❗️For example:
🔺Have you seen Ian's new phone? He says it's got state-of-the-art technology you can only get in that model.
🔺I never buy state-of-the-art products because they're always so expensive. I just wait six months and get the same thing for a lot less.
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💥by the same token
✍🏾because of this same situation or condition:
🔺You want to store things, but by the same token, you want to be able to find them again.
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📚add fuel to the fire
✍🏾(also add fuel to the flames) to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse.
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💢 Idioms that comment on people 1
💥 Liking and disliking
🔺 Juliet "only has eyes for" Romeo. [...is only attracted to]
🔺 Damian "loves" Anne "to bits". [loves very much]
🔺 She is "the woman of his dreams". He is "the man of her dreams". [the perfect partner]
🔺 They immediately "fell head over heels in love". [fell deeply in love]
🔺 They hadn't met before that holiday but they "got on like a house on fire". [got on very well]
🔺 I "have a soft spot for" Kevin- he was always very kind to my grandma. [I am fond of...]
🔺 His rude behavior really "gets up my nose/ gets on my wick/ gets on my nerves/ gets my back up. [informal: annoys me]
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💥 Intelligence and knowledge
▪️ Jack's been in the business so long that he really "knows what's what. [...is an expert]
▪️ The new prof certainly "knows his stuff". [is an expert in his field]
▪️ Although Sam is the manager, his wife is really "the brains behind" the company. [the most intelligen person in the company]
▪️ If you need help with the quiz, ask your grandfather. He's "a mine of information". [a rich source of information]
▪️ You won't solve the problem if you don't use your "gray matter". [intelligence, brains]
▪️ Milly is "nobody's fool" - she'll never believe such a poor excuse. [is very clever]
▪️ We don't "have a clue/ the foggiest idea" what the bosses are planning. [have no idea]
▪️ I suspect Sue's "in the know" but she won't tell anything. [has inside knowledge]
▪️ Pat "has the gift of the gab". [talks well and persuasively]
▪️ My grandma "could talk the hind legs off a donkey". [could talk for hours]
▪️ I can't stand Mark - he's such a "know all/ smart aleck". [someone who shows off their cleverness in an irritating way]
▪️ Although his parents are both very bright, Neil "has got nothing between the ears/ is as thick as two short pkanks". [is extremely stupid]
▪️ Hugh is a bit "slow on the uptake" - you have to explain things to him several times.
▪️ Tim's dad "wasn't born yesterday". [is not stupid] - Tim won't be able to " pull the wool over his eyes". [deceive him]
▪️ I "can't make head or tail of" what you're trying to say. [can't understand]
▪️ Rita is "one sandwich short of a picnic". [stupid]
📌 You may come across other informal expressions following the same pattern and indicating stupidity:
▪️ He's "one cell short of a battery/ one slice short of a loaf/ several bricks short of a load.
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💥 Happiness and sadness
📚 To be on top of the world/ on cloud nine/ in seventh heaven/ over the moon: to be extremely happy
📚 To be in (your) element/ to be made for: to be ideally suited for
📚 To rave about: to be enthusiastic about
📚 To look like the cat that got the cream: to look irritatingly pleased with yourself
📚 To be down in the dumps/ down in the mouth: to be depressed
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💥at a loss for words /ˈæt ə ˈlɑːs fɚ ˈwɚdz/
✍🏾: unable to think of anything to say
🔺The woman is at a loss for words.
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🔰hard to come by
✍🏾Meaning: If something is hard to come by, it is difficult to find.
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🔺A good cheap hotel is hard to come by in London these days.
🔺Good jobs in the airline industy have been hard to come by recently.
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✅Most common American idioms ( part 4 )
❗️He ratted on me.
▪️He informed others about my secrets.
❗️She is a stool pigeon.
▪️She informs on everybody.
❗️I can't make heads or tails of it.
▪️I can't understand what you are talking about.
❗️She's no spring chicken.
▪️She is a tough old lady.
❗️She lost her head.
▪️She did something crazy.
❗️He can't keep his head above water.
▪️He's too busy with many things.
❗️That's just off the top of my head.
▪️Here's an idea without too much thought.
❗️She'll got her head in the clouds.
▪️Her ideas are not practical.
❗️She's levelheaded.
▪️She's always has good practical ideas.
❗️I've got a lump in my throat.
▪️I am emotionally involved and distressed.
❗️You'd better save your neck.
▪️You must survive this situation.
❗️You better turn the other cheek.
▪️ Don't let what they say bother you!
❗️Just swallow your pride.
▪️Forget your pride and solve the problem.
❗️My lips are sealed.
▪️I will never reveal the secret.
❗️It's a slap in the face.
▪️That is an insult.
❗️You can talk until you're blue in the face.
▪️They aren't listening to you.
❗️You must face the music.
▪️Admit your error solve it and go on.
❗️She's got a big mouth.
▪️She talks too much and says the wrong things.
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◾️act one's age
☑️To be mature and not childish.
🔺Stop being childish and act your age.
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🎖Business English idioms (Part2)
💥Get down to brass tacks
✍🏾Meaning: When you ‘get down to brass tacks’ you’re getting to the heart of an issue or problem. The exact etymology of this phrase is debated, but it is widely thought to have originated in Texas.
✨Example: “In the managerial meeting, we got straight down to brass tacks.”
💥Cog in the machine
✍🏾Meaning: By calling someone a ‘cog in the machine’ you are saying that, whilst they play a part in the company, they are not overly important. Usually applies to workers in larger companies and businesses.
✨Example: “I left my job because I just felt like a cog in the machine.”
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