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Idioms C1 (Part 2)

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  • AN IDIOM THAT MEANS: The hottest days of the summer season.
    Dog days of summer.
  • AN IDIOM THAT MEANS: Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
    Every cloud has a silver lining.
  • USE THE EXPRESSION: Foam at the Mouth
    To be enraged and show it.
  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?: Elvis has left the building.
    The show is over.
  • AN IDIOM THAT MEANS: A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
    Dropping like flies.
  • USE THE EXPRESSION: Get Your Walking Papers
    Get fired from a job.
  • USE THE EXPRESSION: Everything But The Kitchen Sink.
    Almost everything and anything has been included.
  • AN IDIOM THAT MEANS: To move beyond something that is bothering you.
    Get over it.
  • AN IDIOM THAT MEANS: To be received badly by an audience.
    Go down like a lead balloon.
  • USE THE EXPRESSION: Fixed In Your Ways
    Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.
  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?: Get Down to Brass Tacks
    to start talking about the most important or basic facts of a situation.
  • AN IDIOM THAT MEANS: To drink very heavily.
    Drink like a fish
  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?: Finding Your Feet.
    To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing.
  • USE THE EXPRESSION: Dark horse
    One who was previously unknown and is now prominent. 
  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?: Devil's advocate.
    Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement.
  • AN IDIOM THAT MEANS: Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end.
    Flash in the pan
  • USE THE EXPRESSION: Don't put your eggs in one basket.
    Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
  • USE THE EXPRESSION: Drive someone up the wall.
    To irritate and/or annoy very much.
  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?: Flip The Bird
    do the middle finger signal.
  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?: Down To The Wire.
    Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN?: Go For Broke
    Gamble everything you have on one thing.