Metaphors 7 Flashcards
(25 cards)
To show ingratitude
To bite the hands that feeds
To be a great humiliation and disappointment which have to be endured
To be a bitter pill to swallow
A disreputable member of an otherwise reputable group
A black sheep
In writing, in spelling out all the details
In black and white
A person criticizing another person without realizing his own greater shortcomings
The pot calling the kettle black
Bad news is expected
There are black clouds on the horizon
To involve very clear distinctions
To be black and white issue
To state a set of unfavorable factors
To paint a black picture
To be unsuccessful
To draw a blank
To give another person unlimited delegated authority
To give someone a blank check
To refuse outright
To refuse point blank
To be the first person to do something
To blaze a trail
To put a stop to the financial losses of a project
To stem the hemorrhage
An unwelcome but salutary experience
A blessing in disguise
To be an outcome with some desirable and some undesirable features
To be a mixed blessing
Persons without the necessary skills for a task purporting to impart those skills to others
The blind leading the blind
To face reality
To take one’s blinders off
To follow a person unquestioningly, with total trust
To follow someone blindly
Difficulties, obstacles
Roadblocks
To ressemble one’s father
To be a chip off the old block
To have the courage of one’s conviction
To put one’s head on the block
Animosity
Bad blood
Very passionate
Hot-blooded
To be something about which a person is very knowledgeable or keen
To be in someone’s blood
