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Know Your Idioms

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  • Twist my arm
    Talk me into doing/Convince me to do something I don't want to do
  • Weasel out
    Avoid doing something
  • Out of the woods
    Out of danger
  • Pay an arm and a leg
    Pay a lot of money
  • Took the words out of my mouth
    Say what someone else is thinking before he can say it himself
  • In a pickle
    In trouble
  • Hit the roof/Blow your top
    Get angry
  • Green with envy
    Jealous of what other people have
  • A penny for your thoughts
    What are you thinking about?
  • Drag your feet
    Do something very slowly
  • Bite your tongue
    Don't say bad things/To keep your thoughts to yourself
  • Monkey business
    A silly or foolish thing happening
  • Sounds/Smells fishy
    Does not sound right/Something seems suspicious or strange
  • Straight face
    Not laughing or smiling
  • Throw in the towel
    Give up
  • Back off
    Stop pushing me to.../Leave me alone
  • Use your noodle
    Use your brain
  • Hold your horses
    Wait
  • Flea Market
    A place with very cheap and/or used items for sale
  • Money doesn't grow on trees
    It's too expensive to buy everything you want
  • Chip in
    Help with work or to pay for something
  • Running behind
    Late
  • Bring home the bacon
    Earn money
  • On the tip of my tongue
    Can't think of the word you want to say
  • Call it a day
    Stop working
  • Butter someone up
    Compliment someone to get what you want.
  • Road hog
    A driver whose car goes all over the road
  • Behind his back
    Talking about someone secretly, when he doesn't know about it