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
Monday, March 22, 2010
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