Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "N" Idioms doc
Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "N" Idioms doc
... nine-to-five-job - a job with regular and normal hours Many people like the regular hours of a nine-to-five job. nip and tuck - evenly matched, almost even They were running nip and ... near at hand. neck and neck - to be equal or nearly equal in a race or contest The two teams were neck and neck in the race to win the national championship. neck of the woods - an area ... nuts and bolts (of something) - the basic facts about something The nuts and bolts of the housing loan were carefully discussed by the bank and their client. nutty as a fruitcake - to...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "A" Idioms pptx
... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 1 Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs What is the meaning of idioms? Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", ... will not attend. all-out-effort - a very good and thorough effort We are making an all-out-effort to finish our work. all over but the shouting - to be decided and finished It was all ... absent-minded - to be forgetful My grandfather is very absent-minded and he often forgets his keys. according to Hoyle - doing something strictly by the rules, doing something the usual and...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "B" Idioms docx
... bowled me over with his energetic sales talk. brand-new - absolutely new I was finally able to buy a brand-new car. break Idioms break a habit - to end a habit My sister worked very hard ... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 29 B back Idioms back and forth - backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision. ... to get a higher price. birds and the bees - human sex and reproduction The father tried to tell his son about the birds and the bees. birds-eye view - a view from high above, a brief...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "C" Idioms docx
... account. cloak -and- dagger - involving secercy and plotting The agents were involved in cloak -and- dagger diplomacy over the spy scandal. close Idioms close at hand - to be within ... person. cash -and- carry - a system where you pay cash for some goods and then carry them away The supermarkets in our city always operate on a cash -and- carry basis. cash cow - a good source ... (someone) red-handed - to find someone in the middle of doing something wrong The clerk caught the boy red-handed when he was stealing the candy. catch up on (something) - to do something...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "D" Idioms pot
... politicians put on a dog and pony show to make everyone forget about the scandal. dog-eat-dog - to be ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what you want It is a dog-eat-dog world in the ... (something) - to think or talk about something all the time I wish that my friend would not dwell on his personal problems. dyed-in-the-wool - permanent, stubborn My father is a dyed-in-the-wool ... 129 day in and day out - regularly, all of the time My father goes to that restaurant for lunch day in and day out and he never gets tired of it. day-to-day - daily, everyday The president...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "E" Idioms potx
... of the storm - the center of a problem The politician was in the eye of the storm because of the accounting scandal. eyeball-to-eyeball - face to face I sat eyeball-to-eyeball with our ... (someone's) hand - to do what someone else wants The secretary had her boss eating out of her hand and she could do whatever she wanted. eat (someone) out of house and home - to eat much ... come by - to be easy to find Money is not easy to come by for many people with no education. eat Idioms eat and run - to eat a meal quickly and then leave We had to eat and run in...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "G" Idioms pot
... Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 248 get-up -and- go - energy, enthusiasm, drive The man has lots of get-up -and- go and it is difficult to follow him around. get up enough nerve (to do something) - to become brave ... understand (something) - to understand something plainly and clearly I was given to understand that I could rent an apartment very cheaply in this area. glad hand - to shake hands in ... - to keep away from someone or something, to keep a safe distance from someone or something I usually give a wide birth to my boss when he is angry. give -and- take - sharing, giving and...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "H" Idioms pdf
... very poor when she was a child and always wore hand-me-down clothing. a hand-out - a gift (usually from the government) The government stopped giving hand-outs to the university students ... 292 to hand it to (someone) - to give credit or praise to someone You have to hand it to our manager for working hard and being successful with his business. a hand-me-down - something ... went hell-bent-for-leather down the path to the beach. hell on earth - a very unpleasant situation The hot weather made the small town hell on earth. hell-on-wheels - a short-tempered/nagging/crabby...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "J" Idioms pptx
... Hancock - one's signature "Please sign your John Henry here and we will process your order right away." Johnny-come-lately - a new-comer He`s a Johnny-come-lately and doesn`t ... know what he is talking about. Johnny-on-the-spot - someone who is at the right place when needed or is right on time He is always Johnny-on-the-spot. Just when we need him he arrives. ... to try and raise money for the city library expansion. join hands - hold hands with other people Everybody in the group joined hands at the end of the meeting. Join the club! - an expression...
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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "K" Idioms doc
... of months. a knock-down-drag-out fight - a serious fight or argument My friend and his brother had a knock-down-drag-out fight last evening. Knock it off! - stop doing something, quit ... or going. a know-it-all - a person who acts as if he or she knows everything He is a know-it-all and nobody likes to be around him. know of (someone or something) - to be aware of someone ... (doing something) - continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over. keep on an even keel - remain cool and calm I was very busy with my job and school but I...
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