IDIOMS

1. Memory and mind.

a. Ring a bell. Reminder of something/ sound familiar. Her name ring a bell but I cannot put a face to it. b. Cross your mind. Come to mind/ occur to one. It never crossed your mind to think that her stepfather might be abusing her.

c. Out of your mind. Mad Tracia is out of her mind to buy a new apartment just before she went overseas to work.

d. On the tip of your tongue. A word or name that you know but cant remember. Her name was on the tip of your tongue but Nicholas said it before me.

2. Success and Failure.

a. Fight a losing battle. Persist in something despite probably failure. Although she knows she is fighting a losing battle but she still continues in hope of maracle.

b. Feather in your cap. A significant victory one can be proud of. The degree is a feather in cap. It is the result of hard work, and will pave the way for a secure future.

c. Hit the jackpot. To succeed/ usually in a way that you have gained a lot of money. His concept hit the jackpot and won company a million-dollar deal.

d. Hit the nail on the head. To say something accurately. What you have suggested hit the nail on the head about what happened to Amil. He was in deed murdered.

3. Disagreement

a. Clear the air. Resolve a misunderstanding. It was good that all of you sat down to clear the air. You have been friend for too long to allow a misunderstanding like this to destroy ties with each other.

b. Bad blood Tension or hostility between two or more parties. Bad blood between the two families drove Romeo and Juliet to suicide.

c. Give someone a piece of your mind. Reprimand someone. The angry client gave the hosing agent a piece of his mind of poor service.

d. Have bone to pick with. Have a dispute to settle with someone. Jesias has a bone to pick with his classmate who offended him.