Idiom-based Lexical Studies

FINDING BRAND NEW IDIOMS IN THE DICTIONARY

1. dot the i's and cross the t's to pay a great

deal of attention to the
details of something, especially when you are trying to complete a task
I still have to dot the i's and cross the t's my Idioms paper before I
submit to Mr. Alim.

2. like two peas in a pod very similar,

especially in appearance
My aunt has twin daughters who are like two peas in a pod.

3. be in the same boat to be in the

same unpleasant situation
as other people

My friends were always complaining that they couldnt go back to the

valley of amazone to meet with their mom and dad for the pendekar make up classes
in two weeks ago, but we're all in the same boat.

4. give sb the cold shoulder to be

intentionally unfriendly to
someone and give them no attention

I always tried to be pleasant to my boyfriend but he always gave me the

cold shoulder. Consequently, I said good bye to him and went to Gunung Pati for
learning English with the pendekar.

5. make your blood run cold A sound, sight or

thought that makes
your blood run cold frightens you very much.
Last night, when I was typing Idioms paper on my bed, I heard my friend
in the next door laughed alone like Suzana which made my blood run cold.

6. land of milk and honey a country where living

conditions are
good and people have the opportunity to make a lot of money

Many people in the world regard Indonesia as a land of milk and honey.
That is why I love my country so much.

7. be as good as your word to do everything

that you promise
someone you will

My boyfriend said that he will buy a big pink beautiful doll and he was
as good as his word.

8. the time of your life an extremely

enjoyable experience
I had the time of my life when I joined in pendekars class because there
werent boring things.

9. have your cake and eat it to have or do two

good things at the
same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time

I said to my roommate, You can't have your cake and eat it. If you want
to hang out with your boyfriend tonight, you can't finish your Idioms paper. You
have to remember that it will submit tomorrow morning.

10. open your mouth to speak or start to

speak
My roommate is veri talkative. She always said, Lily, please open your
mouth and dont be silent. On the other hand, I never do it because I know that
she surely discusses about unimportant things.

11. throw the book at sb to

severely punish someone
My brother told me that today his English teacher threw the book at him
for he forgot doing his homework by asking him to clean a school toilet.

12. once in a blue moon not very often

Since I studied in Semarang State University, my boyfriend only see me
once in a blue moon.

13. no sooner said than done used to say that you

will do something
immediately
My mother always remain me to clean the house and it makes me cannot
enjoy my meals. I tell her that no sooner said than done.

14. give sb the jitters to make someone

nervous or
frightened
Please, dont look me with angrily. You're giving me the jitters! Tell me
what my mistakes.

15. let the cat out of the bag to allow a secret to

be known, usually
without intending to
I always look up to my roommate and keep her secret, but she have made me
to be disappointed. She always lets the cat out of the bag to many people in this
boarding house about my life.

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