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Monday, March 22, 2010

AMERICAN IDIOMS AND PHRASES

AMERICAN IDIOMS AND PHRASES


About to - ready to

After all - when everything considered

Break the news - tell some important info

Dead end job - a mere waste work

Belly up – bankrupt

Fired - rejected

Lose temper - angry

No point in – any reason/mere waste

Real flop - a failure

Sharp as a tack - intelligent

Talk over – discuss

Top dollar - costly

Always try to think big - set high goals

Buckle down - start something seriously

Hit to books - start studying

Don’t just slack off - don’t waste time

Have a heart of gold - to be very kind and giving

Bright and early – early in the morning

Give it a shot - to try something.

Last night I dint sleep a wink - to be wake all-night

Hard time – times of difficulty

Get down to business - get down to the work

You have sweeten the deal - you have made an attractive offer

Twist his arm – persuade him

All the rage - the latest fashion

Feel free - go ahead and do something

Get out of the way - move away

Out of practice – no longer good at doing something

Crunch time – a short time to achieve a high result

Give me a break – that’s ridiculous/ that’s a joke

In reality – in fact

No wonder - it’s not surprising

At first - in the beginning

Give me a ring – to telephone someone

Your guess is as good as mine – I don’t know any more than you.

Chit chat - casual conversation, gossip

Right away – immediately

He is a big shot – vip

Nothing doing – not a chance

Don’t mess up – don’t make a mistake

Don’t put the blame on me – to name somebody else as responsible

He always talk rant and rave – to talk loudly, often in anger

In that case – in that circumstance

Did you get it – did you understand

It looks like – it’s likely that

Nothing to do with - not having relationship

On the job – at work

Three sheets to the wind – drunk

Cream of the crop - best of the crop

Wrap up – finish up

Chill out - to relax

ADDITIONAL SENTENCES

Go back to the drawing board- to start a task again which fail last time

Don’t change my mind

Everything is easier said than done

They live from hand to mouth

Don’t think negatively try to look on the bright side

Try to make ends meet.

Don’t stab me at the back.

Ill surely give you my laptop when pigs fly – something which never happens

Don’t talk something beside the point- not important

We are going to have a blast in kodai kanal – enjoy something

You should work like a dog to get things done- to work very hard

I hate people kid around on serious matters- make comment

Just tell me a ballpark figure cost of this mobile – an approximate amount

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