idioms 6 march 21 Flashcards
1
Q
A penny for your thoughts
A
Tell me what you’re thinking
2
Q
Barking up the wrong tree
A
To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place
3
Q
Costs an arm and a leg
A
Very expensive
4
Q
Every cloud has a silver lining
A
Good things come after bad things
5
Q
Get a taste of your own medicine
A
Get treated the way you’ve been treating others (negative)
6
Q
He has bigger fish to fry
A
He has bigger things to take care of than what we are talking about now
7
Q
Ignorance is bliss
A
You’re better off not knowing
8
Q
Take a rain check
A
Postpone a plan
9
Q
There are other fish in the sea
A
It’s ok to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.
10
Q
You can’t have your cake and eat it too
A
You can’t have everything
