Posts Tagged ‘General idioms’
Word of the Day
back down – to back down – to retract an argument or opinion
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Join the navy and see the world!
Some idioms from life at sea. The phrase ‘Join the navy, see the world!” was used as a recruiting phrase early in the 20th century.
Read MoreBody parts A
Do you know these ‘parts of the body’ idioms. Try out the exercise
Read Morebee’s knees
all fingers and thumbs
(be) all fingers and thumbs – to be clumsy and unable to do a simple job with your hands
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hair-raising – a frightening and exciting experience
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to turn a blind eye – ignore something important or wrong on purpose
Read Moreflying colours
flying colours – to be very successful
Read Morethinking cap
a thinking cap – used when we start thinking about how to do something
Read Moreback to basics
back to basics – to to go back and look at the important aspects of something
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