IDIOMS CONSOLATION
Unit 1 - 8
No IDIOMS MEANING
1. Down in the dumps
2. Keep sb in the dark
3. Not be all/he/she/it is cracked up to be
4. Catch sb’s eye
5. Right up one’s street
6. Come down to earth with a bump
7. In one’s element
8. Get away from it all
9. Run-of-the-mill
10. Round-the-clock
11. One’s best bet
12. Get into the swing of st
13. Steer clear of
14. A new lease of life
Unit 2
15. An old flame
16. Head over heels in love
17. A change of heart
18. Wear one’s heart on one’s sleeves
19. All’s fair in love and war
20. Be the bee’s knees
21. Donkey’s years
22. Bury the hatchet
23. Play hard to get
24. Like putty in sb’s hand
25. Drive sb round the bend
26. Tie the knot
27. In clover
28. Blood is thicker than water
Unit 3
29. Give sb the boot
30. A lame duck
31. Feel the pinch
32. In the red
33. Hit rock bottom
34. In the black
35. Play with fire
36. Step into sb’s shoes
37. A firm hand
38. Pay dividends
39. A small fortune
40. Mean business
41. Get st off the ground
42. Bear fruit
43. Live on a shoestring
44. Burn the midnight oil
45. Be rolling in it
46. Keep sb’s head above water
47. Tighten one’s belt
Unit 4
48. Whet one’s appetite
49. At a loss for words
50. Make one’s mouth water
51. Cut corners
52. In full swing
53. Pull a few strings
54. Cannot hold a candle to sb/st
55. Pick up the tab
56. Feast one’s eys on sb/st
57. Scrape the bottom of the barrel
58. Break the ice
59. In the soup
60. Turn sb’s stomach
61. Cause pearls before swine
62. Sour grape
63. Up to scratch
Unit 5
64. Take st with a pinch of salt
65. Off colour
66. Full of beans
67. Go downhill
68. Nothing but skin and bone
69. A shadow of one’s former shell
70. Up and about
71. As strong as an ox
72. Ripe old age
73. Kick the bucket
74. Alive and kicking
75. Touch and go
76. The writing is on the wall
77. Hold one’s own
78. The’s life in the old dog yet
79. As blind as a bat
80. Have one foot in the grave
81. Run out of steam
Unit 6
82. The top of the ladder
83. Down and out
84. Live rough
85. As poor as a church mouse
86. From rags to riches
87. Up-and-coming
88. Right hand man
89. Call the shots
90. The jet set
91. The slippery slope
92. Have several irons in the fire
93. At full stretch
94. A dead end
95. Adopt a low profile
96. The big guns
97. Have time on one’s hands
98. Do one’s own things
Unit 7
99. Break the mould
100. All the rage
101. Around the corner
102. Break new ground
103. Old hat
104. The last word
105. Streets ahead
106. On the horizon
107. From scratch
108. Past it
109. Stand the test of the time
110. In one’s day
111. Live in the past
112. As old as the hills
113. Move with the times
114. Till the cows come home
Unit 8
115. Last ditch
116. Cut one’s losses
117. The tip of the iceberg
118. Vanish into thin air
119. Out of hand
120. Not have a hope in hell
121. Lend a hand
122. Sit tight
123. Close call
124. Chance it
125. Pick up the pieces
126. Back to square one
127. By the skin of one’s teeth
128. With one’s bare hands
129. Safe and sound
130. In a tight corner
131. Deliver the goods
132. Have one’s back against the wall
133. At the end of one’s tether
134. Throw in the towel
