My English Course Level B2- C1: Expression: idioms

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domingo, 9 de septiembre de 2018

PROVERBS

When in Rome, do as Romans do
All roads lead to Rome
Ner look a gift-horse in the mouth
Too many cooks spoil the broth
The grass is greener on the other side of the hill
Actions speak louder than words
Easier said than done
Don't cry overspilt milk
Two heads are better than one
If you want something done right do it yourself
Tou can't an omelette without breaking a few eggs
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
Many hand make light work
A penny save is a penny earned

If you cant bet them, join them
Don't beta the hand that feeds you
There is nowhere like home
A picture is worth a thousand words
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
The leopard can't change its spots
Cleanliness is close to godliness

You can't judge the book by its cover
don't put all your eggs in one basket
there is no smoke without fire
Better late than never

miércoles, 22 de agosto de 2018

EXPRESSIONS WITH FOOD

a recipe for disaster
All the ingredients for success
To spice up a party
A situation turns a bit sour when...
To let sb to stew on their own juice
They are not my cup of tea
a storm in a teacup
a half-baked plan, scheme
He cooked up a story ( made up- invented)

sábado, 14 de julio de 2018

BINOMIALS

This is part and parcel of the job
It's rough and ready (improvisado / tosco pero preparado)
It's touch and go (a uncertain situation)
the weather is hit and miss (unpredictable)
Fluctuations

The ins and outs of progress
The ups and downs of a business
The highs and lows of life
The ebbs and flows of the market
Off and on ( de vez en cuando)

To have meetings on and off

Cafés here and there (scattered)
Back and froth
To and fro ( de un lado para otro) / back and forth ( también "dudar, vacilar")
Give or take (more or less)

Emotions

to be sick and tired of
Peace and quiet
Safe and sound

Ways of doing things

In leaps and bounds
by and large
Through thick and thin

Time

Now and then
As and when I can
Sonner or later

A black and white film
Give or take a few miles (más o menos)
A hustling and bustling city
Proverb

Take it or leave it
Sink or swim

First and foremost
He is down and out
He is up and about
Believe it or not
the law and order

domingo, 18 de junio de 2017

IDIOMS

TO MAKE A FOOL OF ONESELF : QUEDAR EN RIDICULO
Not a drop was spilt
Lead astray: llevar por mal camino
Who's to blame?
To get into trouble
Get of my back; deja de meterte conmigo
to take a day off
To be a good-for-nothing

To have a leg to stand on
These stand sb in good stead

when it comes to the crunch
it happened out of the blue

The calm before the storm
It's just a storm in a teacup

to jump on the bandwagon / to join the bandwagon

Money

To cost the earth / a fortune / an arm and a leg
to make the ends meet
Prices are rocketing

to practish what you preaches
Understand

It's unclear as mud
to be spaced out
To be at a loss
To be out at sea
to make a head or tail of it
To put two and two together
To leanr one's lesson
One thing led to the other

Realise

Open sb's eyes

Aproval

To give the green light
to give the go-ahead
Out of question

Easy

It's a piede of cake
It's plain sailing
It's not rocket sailing

To be a means to an end
Conversation

It goes without saying
Needless to say
To have your say on
To go off a tangent / at tangents = irse por la tangente

Emotions

Nervous

To have butterflies in your stomach
To do it in cold blood

Suffer

It's a real nightmare

Happy

To be like a dog with a bone
To jump for joy
To be thrill to bits
To be in seventh heaven
To be on cloud nine

Anger

To be like a red rag to a bull
Add fuel to the flames
this makes his blood boil

Sadness

Hebroke my heart
To need a cry to cry on

Depression

To feel under the weather
To be down to the dumps

Humour

To be a bear with a sore head

Time

To be in a rush
to rush off my feet
How time flies
To work against the clock
To have time on your hands / to have time to yourself
to turn back the clock
In a blink of an eye
a snail's pace
step by step
It's only a matter of time
It's a sign of times
Once and again
Better late than never

On the spur of the moment
To do it there and then
In the heat of the moment
On a whim
On an impulse

Hobbies

To be keen on
to be fond of
I can't wait to

Differences

To break the mould

Options

The lesser of two evils
If I was in your shoes
To be a fence sitter
Take it or leave it
The other side of the coin
to play the devils's advocate
I don't know which way toturn
by hook or by crook
to be caught in the middle
To be rooted on the spot
The best of both worlds

relationships

To see eye to eye with somebody
to get on like house on fire
To become close to
Break the ice
to keep yourself to yourself
Birds of a feather flock together
all walks of life

Progress

To take great strides
To stand a chance

Control

To keep at bay
To keep an eagle eye on...
to toe the line
My life is in your hands
To hold of the aces
to be on your guard
Do as you are told

Risks

To beat stake
to take a gamble / a risk

Appeareances

A leopard can't change its spots
You can't judge a bokk by its cover
to be a blessing in desguise

Criticise

There is no smoke without fire
Hear it on the grapevine

Don't cry over spilt milk
Don't put your eggs in one basket
It's the last straw
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence
While the cat is away the mice play
to kill 2 birds with one stone
to move the goalposts
From scratch
to narrow sth down
Grin and bear it
A change is as good as a rest
too many cooks spoil the broil
to make a long story short
All road lead to Rome
A snowball effect

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