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C1 idioms

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  • Pass time; occupy oneself aimlessly.
    Kill time
  • Overextend oneself; overestimate one's abilities
    Bite off more than one can chew
  • Manage financially; live within one’s means.
    Make ends meet
  • extraordinarily wealthy.
    Filthy / stinking rich
  • Be unprepared; face a challenging situation without guidance
    Thrown in at the deep end
  • Be clueless; be completely unaware.
    Not have a clue
  • Impromptu; spontaneous.
    Spur of the moment
  • Be dismissed from employment; lose one’s job
    Get the sack
  • Deceive someone; mislead someone
    Pull the wool over someone's eyes
  • Easy money; effortless income.
    Money for old rope
  • kept unaware
    Left in the dark
  • Inexperienced; green
    Wet behind the ears
  • Use influence; pull favors.
    Pull strings for someone
  • Madly in love; completely smitten.
    Head over heels in love
  • Be spot on; be precise.
    Hit the nail on the head
  • Swindle someone; scam someone
    Take one for a ride:
  • Be inflexible; be resistant to change.
    Set in one's ways
  • Relationship deteriorates; the bond becomes strained.
    Relationship turns sour
  • Provoke conflict; incite problems.
    Stir up trouble
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