CAE fixed expressions and idioms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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to be stabbed in the back

to be betrayed by someone you trust

It takes two to tango

if there’s a suspicious situation, then there’s more than one culprit.

at the drop of the hat

to do something immediately without stopping to think about it

to come clean

to tell the truth

come to terms with something

accept a difficult situation

It slipped my mind

to forget something

be a people person

someone who is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people

wear your heart on your sleeve

to make your feelings and emotions obvious rather than hiding them

It costs an arm and a leg

very expensive

foot the bill

to pay the cost of something

to be in hot water

to be in or get into trouble

To be all show and no go

have good looks but lack energy or action

once in a blue moon

very rarely

get on like a house on fire

enjoy each other's company very much

chase your (own) tail

spend a lot of time and energy doing many things but achieving very little.

Get itchy feet

feel like travelling

to chip in

to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together / to interrupt a conversation in order to say something

He rubs me the wrong way

annoy/ bother

We are like chalk and cheese.

completely different

to chicken out

to decide not to do something because you are afraid

add insult to injury

make bad situation even worse

a couch potato

lazy

to be like brothers/sisters from another mother.

to be very similar

get itchy feet

to start to want to travel or do something different

travel on a shoe string

travel with a very small amount of money

put one's heart and soul into something

put all of one's sincere efforts into something

Keep yourself to yourself

Stay alone rather than spending time with other people

Culture vulture

a person who is interested in arts

my lips are sealed

I won't reveal your secret

let the cat out of the bag

reveal the secret

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smell something fishy

to not seem to be truthful or honest

a blessing in disguise

something positive that wasn't recognised until later

to see which way the wind is blowing

to see how a situation is developing before making any decisions about it

find out/ see how the land lies

to get information about a situation before taking action

spill the beans

reveal the secret

can't make head or tail of something

not being able to understand something

to be through thick and thin together

to experience both good and bad times together

to be a fair-weather friend.

a person who is only around for the good times

to be under someone's thumb

controlled or greatly influenced by someone

Get a kick out of something

Get a sense of enjoyment, amusement, or excitement from something

to be caught unaware

to be unprepared for what happens or surprised by it