Idioms u3 Flashcards
(27 cards)
OTHERS
to go along with others
to agree or act in accordance with others in the group.
ALOOF
To stand aloof
to distance yourself from others or refuse to participate.
CROWD
to go with the crowd/flow
to conform to what everyone else is doing
HEAD
to hold your head high
to be proud or confident
LINE
to be brought/ bring sb into the line
to cause sb to conform or to be fored to conform
LINE X2
to get/ to fall into the line
to conform or agree with somebody else’s rules or demands
SHOULDER
To give sb/ get the cold shoulder
to deliberately ignore or reject someone
SHELL
To stay/ retire / crawl into one’s shell
to withdraw one self from social interaction
WAY
to go one’s way
to follow one’s own path or direction
ALONE
to go it alone
to do something by oneself, without assistance
YOURSELF
to keep to yourself
to keep one thoughts or activities private.
PATTERN
to fit a pattern
to conform to a regular or predictable behavior or characteristic
WOLF
to be a lone wolf
a person who prefers to act independently
PARIAH
to be a pariah
Someone who everyone hates or avoids = to be an outcast
PEG
to be a square peg in a round hole
SOmeone who does not fit into a particular situation or environment.
EYEBROWS
to raise eyebrows
To cause surprise, shock, or disapproval.
BRIDGE
To bridge the gap/ gulf/ divide (between A and B)
to reduce or overcome the distance or differences between two things or group
HOLD
to hold all the cards
to have all the advantage or power in a situtation.
HOLD
to hold good
to remain true, applicable or valid.
HOLD
to hold one’s own
to maintain one’s position or condition despite all the challenges
HOLD
to hold the road
to maintain the steady course or direction, especially by driving
HOLD
to hold water
to be sound, valid, reasonable
HOLD
to (not) hold a candle to
to (not) compare favorably with, or (not) be as good as
PLEDGED
to be pledged to fight comformity
comitted to resisting standarization or uniformity
