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Idioms

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  • I was __________ when I heard I'd gotten the promotion, I couldn't believe it.
    walking on air / on cloud nine
  • What's the meaning of scared of your wits/ scared to death/ scared stiff?
    Extremely frightened
  • What's the meaning of bored to death / bored to tears
    Extremely bored
  • What's the meaning for Has a chip on ones shoulder?
    the act of holding a grudge or grievance that readily provokes disputation.
  • Not thinking clearly or paying attention to what is happening because you are drugged, tired
    Zoned out
  • The movie was so suspenseful, I was ___________ the whole time!
    on pins and needles
  • Don't feel as happy, healthy, positive, energetic, motivated, etc. as you normally do. What's the idiom?
    Don't feel like yourself.
  • What's the meaning of hanging your head?
    Look ashamed.
  • What's the meaning of locked in / dialed in /in the zone?
    In a state of total focus and concentration and doing something at a very high level.
  • In a state of total focus and concentration and doing something at a very high level. What's the idiom?
    Locked in/ dialed in/ in the zone
  • What's the meaning of Getting/ having butterflies in your stomach?
    Have a nervous, anxious feeling in your stomach.
  • Extremely delighted. What's the idiom?
    Tickled pink / tickled to death
  • I was _______________ when I got on the scale and saw how much weight I'd lost.
    tickled pink / tickled to death
  • You wake up in a bad mood. What's the idiom?
    Wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
  • I always ___________ when my doctor goes over my lab tests with me.
    have a sinking feeling
  • Feel depressed or sad about something that has happened. What's the idiom?
    Down in the dumps.
  • I always _______________ before I give a presentation.
    get/ have butterflies in my stomach
  • What's the meaning of spaced out?
    You are not aware of or paying attention to what is happening around you.
  • My kid has been a little ___________ since her best friend moved away.
    down in the dumps
  • Extremely frightened? What's the idiom?
    Scared out your wits/ scared to death/ scared stiff
  • What's the meaning of Walking on air / on cloud nine?
    Feeling euphoric or elated. / Extremely happy
  • We lost power during the hurricane and didn't know how to entertain ourselves. We were ____________.
    bored to tears
  • He ______________ about not having been to university.
    has got a chip on his shoulder
  • What's the meaning of don't feel like yourself?
    Don't feel as happy, healthy, positive, energetic, motivated, etc. as you normally do.
  • After surgery, I felt _________ from the medication I was given.
    zoned out