Idioms (Unit 1)

Question 1

Give someone the cold shoulder

Answer 1

Ignore someone intentionally
Tratar con indiferencia a alguien

Question 2

Pull someone’s leg

Answer 2

Persuade someone to believe something that isn’t true, joke
Tomar el pelo a alguien

Question 3

Be all ears

Answer 3

Be waiting eagerly to hear about something.
Ser todo oídos

Question 4

Lend someone a hand

Answer 4

Provide help
Echar una mano

Question 5

Pick someone’s brains

Answer 5

Ask someone who knows about a subjects or their opinion.
Explotar los conocimientos de alguien

Question 6

Stick tour neck out for someone

Answer 6

Take a Risk for somebody
Arriesgarse

Question 7

Be at each other’s throats

Answer 7

Discuss or argue angrily

Question 8

Have someone under your thumb

Answer 8

Under someone’s control
Tener alguien bajo el control de alguien

Question 9

Put your foot down

Answer 9

Reject something
Imponerse

Question 10

Get something off your chest

Answer 10

Tell something that has been worrying you for a long time.
Quitarse un peso de encima

Question 11

Get on someone’s nerves

Answer 11

Annoy someone a lot
Crispar los nervios de alguien

Question 12

Food for thought

Answer 12

Make someone think seriously