Metaphors 9 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Disgrace
The mark of Cain
That is quite absurd or outrageous or excessively cheeky
That takes the cake
To be very easy or greatly to one’s liking
To be a piece of cake
To be an additional benefit in an already satisfactory scenario
To be icing on top of the cake
To demonstrate welcome and forgiveness on a person’s return
To kill the fatted calf
To abandon an audit or other inquiry
To call off the dogs
An organization with gives a misleading impression of solidity
A house of cards
To be faced with many difficulties frustrating a project
To have the cards stacked against one
To be utterly frank and open or to honestly disclose one’s position
To lay one’s cars on the table
To deal with problems as they arise
To play the cards as they fall
Courtesies extended to a person to make him feel important and welcome
The red-carpet treatment
To pretend that some blemish does not exist
To sweep something under the carpet
To do things in the wrong order
To put the cart before the horse
To be virtually unalterable
To be carved in marble
The course of action in train is irreversible
The die is cast
To be a depressing influence over something
To cast a chill over something
Don’t give yourself airs
A cat may look at a king
To forgive past indiscretions
To wipe the state clean
To cheat a person financially
To take someone to the cleaners
Not boderline
Clear cut
There are no observers to one’s activity around
The coast is clear
To be well understood
To come through loud and clear
When sufficient time has passed
When the smoke clears
To be exciting
To be a cliff-hanger
