American Idioms 1

Question 1

Keep your shirt on

Answer 1

ใจเย็นๆ, จะรีบไปไหน

Try to stay calm
I know you are in a hurry but please keep your shirt on

Question 2

Fly by the seat of your pants

Answer 2

ทำอะไรโดยไม่วางแผนล่วงหน้า
Do by Instinct, not by plan

I have never taught art to kids before. I had to fly by the seat of my pants

Question 3

At the drop of a hat

Answer 3

ไม่ต้องบอกล่วงหน้าเลย , บอกปุ๊บได้ปั๊บ
Without needing any advance notice

My Grandma will babysit for anyone at the drop of a hat

Question 4

Burned a hole in one’s pocket

Answer 4

ยั่วยวนใจที่จะใช้เงิน

Money that one is tempted to spend

Question 5

Handle with kid gloves

Answer 5

ปฏิบัติอย่างนุ่มนวล

Treat delicately

Question 6

Put a sock in it

Answer 6

หุบปาก หยุดพูด

Stop talking

Question 7

Pull up one’s socks

Answer 7

พยายามให้มากขึ้น

Try harder

Question 8

Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve

Answer 8

อ่อนไหว แสดงความรู้สึกง่าย
Display emotions openly

My dad he’s not afraid to cry . he always wears his heart on his sleeve.

Question 9

Ride one’s coattails

Answer 9

Let someone else do all of the work

กินแรงคนอื่น

Question 10

Saying something off the cuff

Answer 10

พูดโดยไม่ได้เตรียมมาก่อน
Say without planning

I didn’t have a speech prepared. Everything I said was off the cuff.

Question 11

Apple of one’s eye

Answer 11

คนที่เป็นที่รัก

A person that is adored by someone

Question 12

Big cheese

Answer 12

คนสำคัญมาก
Very important person, VIP.

I thought I was just going to interview the secretary ,but they let me talk to the big cheese himself.

Question 13

Bread and butter

Answer 13

สิ่งจำเป็น

Necessities, the main thing

Question 14

Butter someone up

Answer 14

ทำดีมากๆ กับ…

Be extra nice to someone

Question 15

(can’t) have one’s cake and eat it too

Answer 15

“you can’t have it both ways” and “you can’t have the best of both worlds.”

(อย่า) รักพี่เสียดายน้อง

Question 16

Cheesy

Answer 16

งี่เง่า ไม่ได้เรื่อง

Silly

Question 17

(Don’t) cry over spilled milk

Answer 17

เสียใจกับสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นไปแล้วและแก้ไขไม่ได้
Get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed

The mirror is broken and we cannot fix it. There’s no need to cry over spilled milk.

Question 18

Egg someone on

Answer 18

กระตุ้นให้ทำ
Urge someone to do something

The gang tried to egg us on but we didn’t want to fight.

Question 19

Full of beans

Answer 19

มีพลัง(เล่น)เยอะ
Have a lot of silly energy

The kids were full of beans after the circus.

Question 20

Gravy train

Answer 20

เงินดีงานน้อย
Extremely good pay for minimum work

The unionized Grocers have been enjoying the gravy train for 20 years.

Question 21

Hard nut to crack

Answer 21

(คน) ที่เข้าใจยาก

Difficult to understand, often a person

Question 22

Hot potato

Answer 22

ประเด็นร้อน
Controversial or difficult subject

Choosing a location for our new store is a hot potato right now.

Question 23

In a nutshell

Answer 23

ง่ายๆ ก็คือ…(อธิบาย)

Simply

Question 24

Out to lunch

Answer 24

Crazy or Mad

Harry has been out to lunch ever since he lost his job.

Question 25

Souped up

Answer 25

ทำให้มีพลังหรือมีสไตล์มากขึ้น Made more powerful or stylish The car wash hooked up with shiny rims and stereo.

Question 26

Spill the beans

Answer 26

เปิดเผยความจริง | Reveal the truth

Question 27

Take something with a pinch (grain) of salt

Answer 27

อย่าเชื่อทั้งหมด Don't consider something 100% accurate. Takes his advice with a pinch of salt. he doesn't always do his research

Question 28

On cloud nine

Answer 28

แสนสุข | Extremely happy

Question 29

Fair -weather friend

Answer 29

เพื่อนในยามสุขเท่านั้น (ไม่ใช่เพื่อนในยามยาก) | A person who is only a friend in Good Times

Question 30

A field day

Answer 30

มีความสุข A very enjoyable time The kids had a field day at the waterslide Park

Question 31

Hit the hay

Answer 31

ไปนอน | Go to sleep

Question 32

Keep one head above water

Answer 32

มีพออยู่รอดได้ | Have just enough money to live

Question 33

Make a mountain out of a molehill

Answer 33

Make a small problem seem big | ทำเรื่องเล็กให้เป็นเรื่องใหญ่

Question 34

Out of the Woods

Answer 34

clear of danger พ้นอันตราย the doctor said my heart is doing better but I'm not out of the woods yet.

Question 35

over the hill

Answer 35

เลยวัยกลางคน | Past middle age

Question 36

Rain on someone else's parade

Answer 36

ทำป่วน Ruin somebody else's happiness Whenever I had a dance recital , my older brother always rained on my parade.

Question 37

Stick-in-the-mud

Answer 37

ไม่ชอบสุงสิงกับใคร A loner or person who won't join in They didn't bother inviting Charlie to the party because he's always a stick-in-the-mud

Question 38

Up the creek

Answer 38

มีปัญหา | In trouble

Question 39

Get wind of something

Answer 39

ได้ยินเสียงลือมา Overhear something about someone or something, often gossip My dad has a new girlfriend. I got wind of it over dinner tonight.

Question 40

Get a tongue lashing

Answer 40

To get a severe verbal scolding for doing something wrong | โดนด่า