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Idioms from "The Floor"

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  • The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track
    your explanation
  • If this doesn't work we're back to square one.
    your explanation
  • Finish the idiom: Speak of the .......
    Speak of the devil
  • not very often
    Once in a blue moon
  • Finish the idiom: In the same.....
    To be in the same boat
  • to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true
    Take it with a grain/pinch of salt
  • to make more effort than is expected of you
    Go the extra mile
  • His name rang a bell, but I don’t know where I met him.
    your explanation
  • Finish the idiom: Off the beaten......
    Off the beaten track
  • Finish the idiom: When pigs .......
    When pigs fly
  • Finish the idiom: Add ..... to the fire
    Add fuel to the fire
  • in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns
    Off the beaten track
  • My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon.
    your explanation
  • something, esp. a name, is familiar to you
    It rings a bell
  • Emails that criticize others can land you in hot water, so be careful what you write.
    your explanation
  • Finish the idiom: It rings a .....
    It rings a bell
  • You have to take everything she says with a grain of salt, because she tends to exaggerate.
    your explanation
  • Basically, you are in the same boat as everyone else at this time of year.
    your explanation
  • Finish the idiom: In hot .....
    In hot water
  • to be very expensive
    Cost an arm and a leg
  • Finish the idiom: Cost an arm and a....
    Cost an arm and a leg
  • to make an argument or bad situation worse
    add fuel to the fire / add fuel to the flames
  • It's a waste of time crying over spilt milk, he says; you just have to move on with your life.
    your explanation
  • Finish the idiom: Go the extra.....
    Go the extra mile
  • be in the same difficult circumstances as others.
    To be in the same boat
  • something that you say when someone you have been talking about suddenly appears
    Speak of the devil
  • used ironically to express disbelief
    When pigs fly
  • Add to word list to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened; used to emphasize that this is not helpful
    Cry over spilt milk
  • Finish the idiom: Take it with a ..... of salt
    Take it with a grain/pinch of salt
  • you have to start working on a plan from the beginning because your previous attempt failed completely
    To be back to square one
  • Finish the idiom: Once in a blue......
    Once in a blue moon
  • The exam was a piece of cake.
    your explanation
  • He's a nice guy, always ready to go the extra mile for his friends.
    your explanation
  • in a difficult situation in which you are likely to be punished
    In hot water
  • Did you hear what happened to Anna yesterday - oh, speak of the devil, here she is.
    your explanation
  • I'll believe that when pigs fly.
    your explanation
  • to be very easy
    It's a piece of cake.
  • The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.
    your explanation
  • Finish the idiom: It's a piece of ......
    It's a piece of cake.
  • The repair work cost an arm and a leg.
    your explanation
  • Finish the idiom: Back to .....one
    Back to square one
  • Finish the idiom: Cry over ..... milk
    Cry over spilt milk