eng - sv Flashcards
(21 cards)
All ears
Listening intently; fully focused or awaiting an explanation
Barking up the wrong tree
Looking in the wrong place
Bite off more than one can chew
To take on more responsibility than one can manage
Break a leg
A saying from the theatre that means “good luck”
Chew the fat
To chat idly or generally waste time talking
Clam up
To become silent; to stop talking
Couch potato
A lazy person
Cut the cheese
To pass gas, fart, break wind
Fit as a fiddle
In good physical health
Have a blast
To have a good time or to enjoy oneself
Hit the road
To leave
Hit the sack
To go to bed to sleep
Let the cat out of the bag
To reveal a secret
Off the hook
To escape a situation of responsibility, obligation, or (less fre quently) danger
Piece of cake
A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple
Pull somebody’s leg
To tease or to joke by telling a lie
Put the cat among the pigeons
To create a disturbance and cause trouble
Spill the beans
Reveal someone’s secret
Under the weather
Feel sick or poorly
You can say that again
That is very true; expression of wholehearted agreement
Don’t have a cow
Don’t overreact