Intermediate
- Idiom - Part 1
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Bored to death : |
I have nothing to do. I'm bored
to death. |
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You've got to be
kidding : |
A: "Hey Jared. Mom told me to tell you
that you shouldn't stay out too late."
B: "You've got to be kidding
me. I'm 30 years old." |
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Sick and Tired :
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"I'm sick and
tired of eating the same thing for lunch everyday." |
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Call it a day : |
"Let's call
it a day. I'm too tired to continue working." |
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Get on one's nerves
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"Will you please stop doing that? It's
getting on my nerves." |
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Couch potato : |
"My husband is a couch
potato. He sits in front of the TV all day long." |
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Read one's mind : |
A: "Do you want to go play pool?"
B: "You read my mind.
That's exactly what I was thinking too." |
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Feel blue : |
A: "Where is Matt these days? I haven't
seen him in a while."
B: "He feels a little blue
because he can't find a girlfriend." |
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Fender bender : |
"I got into a small accident. It was
just a fender-bender."
"I got into a fender bender
in the parking lot." |
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Get foot in the door
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"It's not a great position, but at least
my foot is in the door."
"I need to find a way to get
my foot in the door." |
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Chicken : |
"There's nothing to be scared of.
Don't be a chicken."
"Everyone thinks I'm a chicken
because I didn't go bungee jumping with them."
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Give somebody a hard
time : |
"My mom gave
me a hard time for one bad grade on my report
card."
"If you don't finish your project, the manager is going
to give you a hard time."
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Make up one's mind
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"We don't got all day, make
up your mind."
"Make up your mind,
we don't have much time."
"I can't make up my mind.
Can you help me decide?" |
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Go Dutch : |
"You don't have to pay for me. Let's
go dutch today."
"I'll pay half of it."
"Let's pay together."
"I didn't pay for her. We paid our own share."
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Throw in the towel
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A: "The boxing match is great."
B: "One guy is really getting beat up."
A: "Do you think he's going to give up?"
B: "He's not going to throw
in the towel, they rarely do that these days." |
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