IDIOMS

Idiom-Put off-postpone

ex. Charrie can't forgive Archie for putting off their wed

ex. The bomb went off before he could run away.
Idiom-Dispose of-to get ride of
ex. She disposed of her dirty shoes.
Idiom-Break open-to open with the use of force or violence

ex. The thieves broke open the bank safe.
Idiom-Turn away-to dismiss

ex. He turned away all the employees before taking the phone call from his wife.

Idiom-To plead guilty-confess one's guilt

ex. The case will continue because he did not plead guilty.

Idiom-To build castles in the air-to indulge in reveries

ex. The newlyweds are building castles in the air.

Idiom-To take pride in-to be proud of

ex. My grandmother takes pride in her gard

Idiom-Turn away-to dismiss

ex. He turned away all the employees before taking the phone call from his wife.

Idiom-Tear down-destroy

ex. They will tear down the house by noon.

diom-Stick by-to adhere closely to
ex. I love him very much for sticking by me.
IDIOM GO OFF –TO LEAVE / TO EXPLODE
diom-Break open-to open with the use of force or violence

ex. The thieves broke open the bank safe.

Idiom-Iron will-great determination

ex. She may look very fragile, but she has an iron will.


Idiom-Good breeding-polite manner usually formed by a good education

ex. Everybody expects him to have good breeding because he's a Yale graduate.

diom-Crave for-to yearn for

ex. Many pregnant women crave for green mangoes.


Idiom-Keep up with-to keep pace with

ex. Allen speaks so fast that it's very hard to keep up with what he's saying.


diom-Stand up for-to defend

ex. Even if his whole family disagrees, he will stand up for their relationship.

Idiom-To take a fancy to a thing-to admire someone or something as a desire to have it
ex. Megan has taken a fancy to my dress.


To move heaven and earth—to do something by using all means necessary

ex. Ken will move heaven and earth just to make his wife happy.


Save your skin—save your life

ex. Don't worry about me because I know how to defend myself. Just save your skin.

Tread the middle aisle—to get married

ex. My younger sister is both excited and nervous because she will tread the middle aisle this year.

Twenty-four/seven--means every minute, all the time



ex. 'Ministop' convenience stores are open 24/7.

Who wears the pants?--it's the same as asking who is the dominant person in the relationship; who is in control

ex. Why are you so afraid to go home late? Who wears the pants in your house anyway?

hot button--hot issue

ex. Late last year, the elections in the US was a hot button.

go fly a kite--an expression used to tell someone to leave you alone

ex. I'm very busy right now. Why don't you go fly a kite?

duck soup--very easy

ex. She will surely win in the competition because Math is duck soup


dime a dozen--very common, not special at all

ex. A few decades ago, computers are very rare and expensive, but now they're a dime a dozen.

blow off steam--to express frustration or anger

ex. Don't blow off steam in front of your father if you don't want to be grounded for a month.

at the end of one's (my, your, their, his, her) rope- being at the limit of one's patience or endurance

ex. I hope she did it correctly this time for I am already at the end of my rope. I don't want to end up firing her.

all over the map--the act of not sticking to the main topic of discussion

ex. I don't like attending meetings conducted by our new boss because it's often all over the map.