Idiomatic prepositional phrases Flashcards
1
Q
to be exhausted
A
to be on someone’s last leg
2
Q
it passed by mouth to mouth
A
by word of mouth
3
Q
not guilty
A
to be in the clear
4
Q
to have a little money
A
to live on a shoestring
5
Q
sotto banco
A
under the counter
6
Q
a big distance between the second and the first
A
not a long chalk
7
Q
essere nelle grazie di qualcuno
A
to be in someone’s good books
8
Q
out of control
A
out of someone’s hands
9
Q
to be requested
A
to be in great demand
10
Q
to be concentrated on something
A
someone is up to their eyes in work
11
Q
by personal experience
A
at first hand
12
Q
almost never
A
once in a blue moon
13
Q
never
A
not in a month of Sundays
14
Q
to know everything you need to know
A
to have all the information at someone’s fingertips
15
Q
separatamente
A
to arrive in dribs and drabs
