American Idioms 2 Flashcards

Court interpreter credentialing exam (34 cards)

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Q

Blow one’s top

A

Become extremely angry

โกรธมาก

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2
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Bushed

A

Very tired, exhausted

เหนื่อยมาก

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Crash course

A

Short course designed to give a lot of knowledge in a very short time
หลักสูตรเร่งรัด

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4
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Dicey

A

Uncertain, taking too much of a chance

เสี่ยงดวง

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5
Q

Play hooky

A

Ditch class , skip class

โดดเรียน

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6
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Do a bang-up job

A

Do a very good job

ทำได้ดีมาก

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Easy Does It!

A

Be very careful., Don’t do anything too fast or too hard

ระวังหน่อย ทำช้าๆ

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8
Q

An egghead

A

A very intelligent person

คนฉลาด

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9
Q

Elbow grease

A

Hard work or effort

งานหนักหรือความพยายาม

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10
Q

Feel puny

A

Feel unwell , ill

รู้สึกไม่ค่อยสบาย

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11
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Get lost!

A

Go away

ไปให้พ้น

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12
Q

Get a move on

A

Hurry

รีบๆหน่อย

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13
Q

Get one’s wires crossed

A

Be confused, mistaken about something

สับสน เข้าใจผิด

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14
Q

Green

A

Inexperienced

ขาดประสบการณ์

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15
Q

Have something down pat

A

Know or understand something completely and thoroughly

เข้าใจโดยละเอียด

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16
Q

Head honcho

A

Person in charge, top boss

หัวหน้าใหญ่

17
Q

Jump all over someone

A

Severely criticize, find fault with someone

วิจารณ์อย่างหนัก กล่าวโทษ

18
Q

Keep one’s nose to the grindstone

A

Stay diligent , steadily work hard

ขะมักเขม้น

19
Q

A klutz

A

An awkward , uncoordinated person

คนเงอะงะ

20
Q

Let sleeping dogs lie

A

Don’t cause problems by doing something when it is not necessary
อย่าก่อปัญหาโดยไม่จำเป็น

21
Q

Live from hand-to-mouth

A

Survive on very little money

อยู่ได้ด้วยเงินเพียงน้อยนิด

22
Q

Nosh

23
Q

Nuke

A

Heat in the microwave

24
Q

Pay the piper

A

Face the consequences for something you have done

เผชิญหน้ากับผลของการกระทำ

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pull someone's leg
Tease someone by trying to make him believe something untrue | ล้อเล่นโดยหลอกให้เชื่อ
26
Schmooze (business), | Shoot the breeze
Casual conversation, make relaxed conversation คุยเล่นๆ
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He has to sleep in his own bed, | He has made his own bed, now let him sleep in it
He has caused his own problems, he will have to solve them himself. สร้างปัญหาขึ้นเองก็ต้องสะสางเอง
28
Tight-fisted, A tightwad
Very frugal , unwilling to spend money unnecessarily มัธยัสถ์
29
Until Hell Freezes Over, Until You are blue in the face
Forever | These expressions are used to describe something that will not change no matter how long or how often is done.
30
Wet behind the ears
Inexperienced and naive
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Wishy-washy
Uncommitted, without an opinion of ones own
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With bells on
Very eagerly
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You don't say!
Really?, Is that really true?
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Zilch
Nothing