idioms Flashcards
(27 cards)
Don’t add fuel to the fire
don’t make a bad situation even worse
Don’t add insult to injury
don’t make a bad situation even worse
Don’t kick a man when he’s down
don’t make a bad situation even worse
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
being far away from a person you loves makes you love even stronger
A penny save is a panny earned
it’s good to save money, rather than spending and wasting it
A picture is worth a thousand words
pictures can give you more information that words alone
Actions speak louder than words
what you actually do is more important than what you say you will do
It’s all in your hand
imagined not real
Around the clock
all the time
asleep at the wheel
not paying attention, not doing his/her responsibilities
Shout or yell at the top of your lungs
shout or yell as loud as you can
back to square one
back to the beginning
bark up the wrong tree
lookin for information in the wrong place; asking the wrong person
be careful what you wish for
when you wish for smthg, it may not be as good as you thin - there may be negative consequences that you hadn’t thought of
Beggars can’t be choosers
if you beg for a thinf or a faver, then you shouldn’t complain about what you get
better late than never
it’s better to do smthg late than to not do it
better safe than sorry
it’s better to be cautious than to take a risk that you might regret
bite your tongue !
don’t say somth that might be rude or inappropriate - keep the words in your mouth and dont let them out
break a leg
this is a funny way to say good luck - usually say it to someone before a perfomance/contest
Cat got your tongue ?
we say this when someone should be talking or answering a question, but they don’t
Catch-22
this is a situation in wich it’s impossible to get the result that you want
change of heart
if you have it, this mean that you change the way that you think or feel about smthg
cheap shot
a cheap shot is words that are mean or unfaire
on Cloud nine
if someone is on cloud nine, he is rlly happy
