Idiomatic Language (Complete Advanced - UNIT 5) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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If you "turn a blind eye" to something it means that you ...

ignore something you know is wrong

What does the idiom "stab someone in the back" mean?

To do something harmful to someone who trusted you.

What does it mean to keep your fingers crossed

To hope strongly that something will happen

"face the music" is an expression encouraging someone to...

meet, stand up to unpleasant conseqences, for example criticism or punishment

"My memory of the events is a blur". What does "blur" mean in this content?

Something you can't remember clearly.

"let your hair down, we don't have to worry until tomorrow" - What's the idiom and what does it mean?

let one's hair down - relax, have fun

If I "have my head in the clouds" is because I ...

am unaware or unrealistic about something

If something costs an arm and a leg it is very

expensive

What does "pull *someone's* leg" mean?

To tease, fool, or make fun of someone

What do you say to wish someone good luck?

break a leg

We say someone got "cold feet" when they....

get nervous just before a big event

We say we got a "pat on the back" we someone

recognitized an achievement or a thank us for something

If you need to get something off your chest is because you need to...

tell someone your problems

What does it mean to "twist someone's arm" ?

persuade someone to do something they do not want to do

A boring, regularly repeated activity or experience: "My life is a _________"

treadmill

To be "all ears" is another way to say

fully listening

A sudden clear memory of something in the past (normally bad), is a ...

flashback

"This is the third exam I've failed. I've had it". What does it mean "to have had it" ?

In serious trouble or no hope of succeeding OR tired and annoyed about something and you don't want to continue.