IDIOMS Flashcards

(7 cards)

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This homework is a pain in the neck.

(someone or something that causes irritation and annoyance)

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He’s such a couch potato, he needs to get out more.

(A person who spends much time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.)

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The test was a piece of cake.

(something very easy to do)

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It’s raining cats and dogs.

(To rain very heavily)

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I can’t right now, sorry. I have to much work, I’m really snowed under at the moment.

(overworked; exceptionally busy)

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I think it’s all a storm in a teacup.

(a situation where people get very angry or worried about something that is not important)

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She walks around all day with her head in the

clouds. She must be in love.

(to not know what is really happening around you because you are paying too much attention to your

own ideas)

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