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Define IDIOMS with F:4

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  • Take a rain check
    Postpone a plan
    Make a hard decision
    Follow through with what you say
    Wear a raincoat
  • Once in a blue moon
    Rarely
    only at night
    Everday
  • Take it with a grain of salt
    It's super important
    Don’t take it too seriously
    Season your food
  • A blessing in disguise
    a good thing that seemed bad at first, unexpected good
    A bad situation you always knew to be bad
    An angel sending you a message saying go for it
  • Give someone the cold shoulder
    Greet someone
    Ignore someone
    Tell someone you are angry
  • You can't judge a book by its cover
    This person or thing may look bad, but it's good inside
    Books have titles
    wait until the last minute
    If it looks bad, it is bad
  • Better late than never
    To be right on time, unlike those who are late
    If you are late, don't come at all
    Better to arrive late than not to come at all
  • No pain, no gain
    Nothing worth having will ever be painful
    You have to work for what you want
    Gaining painful things is good for you
  • Wrap your head around something
    Not understand something simple
    Have a bad headache
    Getting a headstart
    Understand something complicated
  • cost an arm and a leg
    very expensive
    cheap to buy
    put 100% effort into
  • call it a day
    schedule a time to meet with someone
    stop working on something
    having a bad day
  • hold your horses
    go to a farm
    keep moving very quickly
    buy a horse
    wait a moment
  • Get your act together
    Do a bad job
    Put on a play
    You need to work better or leave
  • Add insult to injury
    To make a bad situation worse
    Someone getting injured in a game
    Encourage someone
  • Pull someone's leg
    Encourage someone
    Push someone over
    To joke with someone
  • The ball is in your court
    I'm making the decision
    You don't get a say
    Go play a sport
    It's your decision
  • Let someone off the hook
    Make someone pay
    Go fishing with someone
    To not hold someone responsible for something
  • Hang in there
    Barely paying attention
    Standing from a tall place
    Don't give up
    Quit while you are ahead
  • Under the weather
    Feeling sick
    Healthy and strong
    It's cloudy outside
  • It's not rocket science
    It's not complicated
    It's so hard to understand
    I don't like science
  • We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
    Let's not talk about that problem right now
    Make a different decision
    Reconnect with nature
  • There are other fish in the sea
    It's OK to miss this opportunity. Others will arise.
    There will never be another opportunity
    There is only one person for you
    Fish live in the ocean
  • Give someone the benefit of the doubt
    Trust what someone says
    Always doubt someone's words
    Give someone a bad present
  • break a leg
    have an accident and get hurt
    doing a terrible job
    good luck
  • Let the cat out of the bag
    Keep a secret
    Give away a secret
    Hide a present
  • By the skin of your teeth
    With plenty of time
    Eating food
    Just barely
  • There's a method to his madness
    He seems crazy but actually he's clever
    He does not know what is going on
    He is a scientist
    He makes plans and then doesn't follow them
  • On thin ice
    IN good standing
    Making good decisions
    On probation; make another mistake + there will be trouble
  • Rain on someone's parade
    Wear a rainjacket
    Surprise someone with a present
    Heavy rain
    To spoil something
  • Throw caution to the wind
    Take a risk
    It's windy outside
    Don't fall over
    Be very careful
  • Spill the beans
    Give away a secret
    Spill something on the floor
    Be upset
  • Go back to the drawing board
    Draw a picture
    Start over
    Finish a hard task
  • Cut somebody some slack
    Give someone a hard time
    Buy someone new clothes
    Don't be so critical
  • The best thing since sliced bread
    Time for lunch
    A good day
    A really good invention
    Worst thing ever made