Idiom 12 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Hara Kiri
Japanese
An act of self destruction
Lock stock and barrel
All the parts of everything the whole of something
Bard
Celtic
A poet and singer
William Shakespeare
Hold your horses
Slow down or calm down to be patient
C’est last vie
French
That’s the way life is
Pour oil on troubled waters
To calm a situation to have tact and skill in solving a problem
Ad nauseam
Latin
Boredom or frustration to the extreme
On pins and needles
Waiting anxiously for something
Moratorium
Latin
A pause or break from something
Swallow hook line and sinker
To believe a fake story without out question, very gullable
Sofa
Arabic
A comfy place to sit
Couch
French
A comfy place to sit
Let the cat out of the bag
To give away a secret
Jungle
Sanskrit
A tropical rainforest
If the shoe fits wear it
1) if a remark applies to you own up to it
2) if there’s an opportunity in front of you take it
Shampoo
Hindi
A soap for your hair
Miss the boat
To lose an opportunity