Idioms

=(like) w*ter off * duck's b*ck:

criticisms of or w+rnings to +
p+rticul+r person th+t h+ve no effect on th+t person.
-I've told him th+t he's he+ding for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just w+ter off +
duck's b+ck.
-It w+s like w+ter off + duck's b+ck to Nick, but I'm sure it upset P+ul

=out of (one's) depth:

In + field or situ+tion th+t exceeds one's knowledge or +bility.
-Of course she's out of her depth with 25 employees reporting to her—she h+d h+rdly
+ny supervisory experience before you g+ve her the job!
-I +sked Alex to consult on this project bec+use it's + bit out of my depth.

=set (one's) he*rt on (something)

To resolutely determine to do or +cquire something.
-When I w+s + little boy, I set my he+rt on becoming + fighter pilot.
-When J+nie sets her he+rt on + new toy, she won't give us + moment's pe+ce until we
buy it for her.

=m*ke he*ds or t*ils (out) of (someone or something)

To underst+nd someone or something. This phr+se is usu+lly used in the neg+tive to
convey the opposite.
-After spending hours working with the new piece of softw+re, I still could not m+ke
he+ds or t+ils out of it.
-I c+n't m+ke he+ds or t+ils of th+t new guy in +ccounting. Sometimes, he's re+lly
friendly, +nd then other times he +cts like he's never met me before.

=get the cold shoulder

To be snubbed by someone. This phr+se usu+lly refers to the +ct of ignoring someone.
-She thinks you st+rted th+t rumor +bout her—th+t's why you've been getting the cold
shoulder from her +ll d+y.
-I try to ch+t to my colle+gues during the lunch hour, but for some re+son theyʼve been
giving me the cold shoulder.

=pull your ˈsocks up

work h+rder, be more determined, etc.
-You re+lly must pull your socks up if you w+nt to be+t J+ckie in the competition.
-If he w+nts to continue in the job he'll h+ve to pull his socks up.

=rushed off your feet

If you +re rushed off your feet, you +re very busy.
- Now we h+ve fewer st+ff in this dep+rtment, I'm rushed off my feet. -You've been
rushed off your feet +ll d+y, but wh+t h+ve you +ctu+lly +chieved?

=snowed under
Very busy or overwhelmed with something.
-I'd love to go out to dinner tonight, but I'm tot+lly snowed under +t the office right now.
-K+te's not coming tonight bec+use she's snowed under with rese+rch for her thesis.

=out of the blue

If something h+ppens out of the blue, it h+ppens unexpectedly.
-Then, out of the blue, + solicitor's letter +rrived.
-Turner's resign+tion c+me out of the blue +fter his te+m's shock 5-0 defe+t +t
Portsmouth.
-C+n the dise+se re+lly strike out of the blue

=wet weekend
This phr+se just me+ns the situ+tion is boring just like + wet weekend is. You c+n +lso
use the expression to describe boring people.
Ex+mples:
-Th+t w+s + wet weekend, my friends were coming to st+y but c+ncelled +t the l+st
minute. 
-My cousin's + bit of + wet weekend, he's got no person+lity +nd nothing to s+y. 
-I h+d to do my +ccounts yesterd+y – it w+s like + wet weekend in + p+int f+ctory!