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Define IDIOMS with F:4

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