'A bitter pill to swallow' refers to...
attempting to commit suicide with a cyanide pill
a bitter pill to swallow.
having to accept a difficult situation, like failing an exam
In the idiom 'As fit as a fiddle', the fiddle is another name for
a person who can't stay still
a violin
a scam
'Under the knife' refers to
someone who is about to lose their job.
someone who is being threatened with a knife.
someone who is having surgery.
'As white as a sheet' refers to
someone who looks very pale, and therefore beautiful.
someone who looks very pale, because of shock or illness.
someone who looks like a white sheet.
“Even the sight of cheese turns my stomach! I don’t know why.”
Makes me feel excited.
Makes me feel nauseous.
Makes me feel nervous.
The idiom 'As sick as a parrot' comes from
a 1971 comedy sketch about a dead parrot
a 1926 global epidemic spread by human contact with parrots
a 1963 horror movie in which sick parrots attack people
'Alive and kicking' originally referred to
a dance routine performed by Blackpink
what happens to somebody who is executed by hanging.
the freshness of fish sold by fishmongers.
'round the bend' means
to be insane
to be fat
to be lost
The idiom 'on the mend' originally refers to
someone who is recovering from an illness.
a repaired hole or rip in fabric.
a surgical operation.
'To have a frog in your throat' means...
to have a frog in your throat.
to have eaten frog's legs.
to sound croaky like a frog.
He 'kicked the bucket' a few years ago means...
he kicked a bucket a few years ago.
he died a few years ago.
he was able to kick his KFC addiction a few years ago.
In the phrase 'Over the hill', what is the hill?
Another way to say 'ill'.
A hill.
Life's journey from birth to death.
'Kicking the habit' originally referred to...
the muscle spasms seen in heroin addicts during withdrawal
nuns quitting the church and going back to regular life.
kicking the bucket
'A pain in the neck' refers to someone who...
has a pain in the neck
has a thick neck
is really annoying
'On death's door' means
to knock on a door at Halloween.
to be close to death.
to be carried on a door when dead.
The idiom 'under the weather' originates from...
sailors going to their cabins below deck during a storm.
people feeling unwell.
the negative feelings we get during bad weather.
To have a 'spring in your step' means to...
be energetic and without worry.
have rubber soled shoes.
bounce around like a crazy person.
The first mention of the phrase 'you are what you eat' came from
a fast food advertisement in 1976
a French writer in 1826
a cannibal in 1726
'A new lease on life' refers to
any fresh start or positive change in circumstances.
recovering from a serious illness.
moving to a new apartment.