the most commonly used idioms

... RESERVED The Pronunciation Workshop Idioms in- America 800 Most Commonly Used Manual Session 110 come apart at the seams – be upset and lose control I almost came apart at the seams when I saw the ... good friends with the owner of the restaurant, dinner was on the house 493 on the level- honest They are not telling you the whole story They are not on the level 494 on the q.t – secretly ... RIGHTS RESERVED 32 The Pronunciation Workshop Idioms in- America 800 Most Commonly Used Manual Session the blue, he called me 511 out of the woods – no longer in danger, in the clear The doctors say...

Ngày tải lên: 27/05/2014, 16:50

... Consequently, … Hence,… So … Therefore, … Thus, … In other words, … In that case, … Then, … Otherwise, … Alternatively, … On the other hand, … Then again, … In other words, … That is to say, ... SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES The most important thing is … I tend to feel that … In my opinion, it is … We should consider whether … It is useful to ... sum up, … For example, … SOME OF THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONNECTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES referring Use to give more examples Group 6: showing results Use to express the consequence Group 7: inferring...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 11:00

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Ngày tải lên: 01/09/2015, 13:59

Ngày tải lên: 01/09/2015, 13:59

... 114 give 134 right 154 does 174 us 194 found 115 most 135 too 155 another 175 move195 study 116 very 136 mean156 well 176 try still 117 after 137 old 157 large177 ... same159 big 179 picture 199 America 120 just 140 tell 160 even 180 again 200 world 196 Taken From: The Reading Teachers Book of Lists, Third Edition; by Edward Bernard Fry, Ph.D, Jacqueline E Kress,...

Ngày tải lên: 01/09/2015, 13:59

... - at the time that has been decided We went to meet the lawyer at the appointed time at the bottom of the hour - at the half hour - 10:30, 11:30 etc (like the bottom of a clock) The weather forecast ... always help me at the drop of a hat at the eleventh hour - at the last possible moment The company and the union settled the strike at the eleventh hour at the end of one`s rope - at the limit of ... at the latest - no later than The tour will start at noon at the latest at the outset - from the first or early stage At the outset of the meeting there were problems between some members of the...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2014, 20:36

... excited The sight of the small boy helping the old woman warmed the heart of the people on the street warm the bench - sit on a bench and not play during a game The young player spent most of the ... the new president joined the company walk the plank - be forced by pirates to walk a long plank from the ship out over the water to your death The pirates captured the small ship and forced the ... than one hat and is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team wear off/away - remove or disappear little by little by use, time or weather The name on the front of my passport...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... - at the time that has been decided We went to meet the lawyer at the appointed time at the bottom of the hour - at the half hour - 10:30, 11:30 etc (like the bottom of a clock) The weather forecast ... always help me at the drop of a hat at the eleventh hour - at the last possible moment The company and the union settled the strike at the eleventh hour at the end of one`s rope - at the limit of ... at the latest - no later than The tour will start at noon at the latest at the outset - from the first or early stage At the outset of the meeting there were problems between some members of the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... wrongdoing to the police or other authorities The employee blew the whistle on the illegal practices of the company blow to smithereens - to explode into tiny pieces The gas tanker was blown to smithereens ... end of the line or in the last position The runner from the other school was bringing up the rear in the school relay race to be broad in the beam - to have wide hips or large buttocks The woman ... something The teacher thinks that she must beat the material into the heads of the students beat the clock - to finish something before the time is up The basketball team worked hard to beat the clock...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... where the outcome is uncertain until the very end The playoff game was a cliffhanger and the most exciting game of the year climb the wall - to be so bored that you become anxious and frustrated The ... or a person The man has been carrying the torch for the candidate for a long time carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders - to appear to be burdened by all the problems of the world My ... appreciate it Giving the woman the gold earrings was like casting pearls before swine cast the first stone - to be the first to blame someone The man was the one to cast the first stone and now...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... laughing - to laugh very loud and hard We almost died laughing when we saw the comedy at the theater die off - to die one after another until the number is small The house plants began to die off as ... gives the sailors a drink down the line - straight ahead, in the future There will be many changes in our company down the line down the tubes - to be ruined/wasted All of our plans went down the ... - everyday Day after day the woman goes to the school to meet her child day and night - all of the time We worked day and night to finish the project before the end of the month 128 Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... save the man after the accident the exception that proves the rule - an exception to a rule proves that the rule exists The salesman is very quiet and shy and he is the exception that proves the ... able to avoid paying the parking ticket because of extenuating circumstances eye of the storm - the center of a problem The politician was in the eye of the storm because of the accounting scandal ... when the figures that he presented at the meeting were wrong eat dirt - to accept another`s insults or bad treatment The accountant had to eat dirt because of the problems that he had caused...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... get the short end of the stick and I have to more work than the other students get the show on the road - to start working on something "Let`s get the show on the road and begin work for the ... get the ball rolling and start planning the party." get the benefit of the doubt - to receive a decision in your favor when the evidence in neither for you nor against you I got the benefit of the ... rise out of the teacher when we opened the window in the cold weather get a slap on the wrist - to receive a light punishment for doing something wrong The judge gave the boy a slap on the wrist...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... for leather - behaving recklessly, riding a horse recklessly The boys went hell-bent-for-leather down the path to the beach hell on earth - a very unpleasant situation The hot weather made the small ... employees (the) high life - a luxurious existence They have been living the high life since they moved to Las Vegas high man on the totem pole - the top person of an organization My father is the high ... over the country have a /the right to something - have the freedom to something The apartment manager does not have the right to tell the tenants when they must leave the building have a rough...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... meeting Join the club! - an expression used when the other person is in the same situation (usually bad) as the speaker "Join the club None of us have enough money to go on a holiday." join the fray ... not want to join the fray and argue with the other members of the group jolt to a stop - stop moving suddenly which causes a jolt The train jolted to a stop when the engineer put the brakes on judge ... skin when I saw the man at the window jump the gun - start before you should He jumped the gun and started selling the tickets before he should have jump the track - jump off the rails, change...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... maintain the same rate of progress I can`t keep up with the rest of the class keep up with the news - keep informed I read the newspaper every morning in order to keep up with the news keep up with the ... emotional/financial/moral base The teacher knocked the props out from under the student when she criticized the student's work a knockout - a very beautiful woman The man said that the woman he saw at the bus stop ... on your holiday." keep the lid on (something) - restrain something, keep something quiet The hospital worked hard to keep the lid on the drug scandal keep the wolf from the door - maintain oneself...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... let the date of the wedding slip out by mistake at the dinner party let the cat out of the bag - reveal a secret "Don`t let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party for our boss." let the ... is owed and then pays the rest later and the store keeps the item until the full price has been paid I decided to buy the television set on the department store`s layaway plan lead Idioms lead ... provocatively When the man in the bus looked at the other man cross-eyed they seemed like they were going to have a fight look at the world through rose-colored glasses - see only the good things...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... employee were more than the company bargained for the more the merrier - the more people who join in the fun the better it will be The more the merrier I thought as everyone went to the beach more to ... deserve it The company misplaced their trust in the manager who caused them many legal problems miss by a mile - fail to hit or something by a great distance/amount The soccer player seemed almost ... something The teacher mixed up the DVDs and played the wrong one in front of the class a mix-up - an error, confusion There was a mix-up at the airline ticket counter and I was given the wrong...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20

... evenly matched, almost even They were running nip and tuck but he finally won the race in the end nip (something) in the bud - to stop something at the start They found out about the computer problem ... running in the marathon not able to see the forest for the trees - to allow the details of a situation to obscure the situation as a whole The man is not able to see the forest for the trees and ... to push someone away, to exclude someone The famous basketball player nosed out the other players to win the award for the best player in the league not Idioms not a bit - none at all I had not...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 20:20