Dictionary of idioms

... groups of idioms which all usethe samefigurative meaning of the keyword. In such cases,a note explains the figurative meaning and all the idioms which follow it have that meaning. Common idioms Idioms ... broadcasts, etc. idioms which are used in a very informal or not very polite way, often between members of a particular social group idioms which are still used but sound old...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 13:15

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... ofsomething bring sb/sth to mind to cause you to think of someone or something take a stroll/trip down memory lane to remember some of the happy things you did in the past Out of sight, out of mind. inlwithin living memory if ... The way they treat those dogs really makes my . boil. • Idioms containing pairs of words These sentences have idioms which all contain pairs of words...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... mother lode of sth American a large collection of a particular type of thing. His collectionof lettersand papers is a mother lodeof information for writers and journalists. . the mother of all sth informal ... final nail in the coffin X an event which causes the failure of something that had already started to fail • (usually + of) I think that argument was the final nail in the c...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... in the clutches of a religiousfanatic. C-note a C-note American, informal a piece of paper American money that is worth 100dollars. Joe took a wad of bills out of his pocket, peeled off a c-note and handed ... cow X a business or a part of a business that always makes a lot of profit. The British newspapers are the group's biggest cash cow,earning nearly 40 %of group profits...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... native go off at a tangent go off at half-cock go off half-cocked: see go off at half-cock go off on a tangent go off the boil go off the deep end go off the rails go off your rocker: see be off your ... this watermark. FULLNESS be full of beans be full of bull be full of crap/ shit be full of holes be full of piss and vinegar be full of ihe joys of spring be full of yourself...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... schemes. the pick of sth the best of a group of things or people • Send inyour poems and wewillprint the pick of the bunch. have your pick of sth if you can have your pick of a group of things, you ... watermark. off-chance off-chance off·colour be off-colour British & Australian be off-col or American &Australian to not be feeling as well as usual' He had flu a cou...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:15

... pat: see learn sth off pat learn sth off pat off and on off-calor: see off-colour off-colour off limits off sb's hands off-the-cuff off the cuff: see off-the-cuff off the hook off the peg off the record off ... sb OF be (all) of a piece be of the essence OFF a mile off be off base be off beam be off-color: see be off-colour be off-colour be off the hook be off the hook: see get/let...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:16

... to be correct enough Ib A rule of thumb was originally a way of measuring using the width or length of your thumb .• A good rule of thumb is to cook two handfuls of riceper person. rules Please ... thefuture of the wholeproject. 2 a feeling of doubt about the ability or quality of something> The recentspate of government scandals has left a question mark over their abilit...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:16

... the Romans do). ROOF a roof over your head be like a cat on a hot tin roof go through the roof hit the ceiling/roof raise the roof the roof caves/falls in ROOFTOPS shout sth from the roof tops ROOM elbowroom not ... conversation piece a piece/ slice of the action be a nasty piece of work be a piece of cake be a piece of piss be (all) of a piece give sb a piece of your mind How lon...

Ngày tải lên: 21/12/2013, 04:16