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Idioms Meaning Sentence

1 on the go very busy I 've been on the go throughout the whole week

2 pass with flying colors pass with high scores I'm expecting to pass my ielts with flying colors

3 work flat out work very hard "the whole team is working flat out to satisfy demand"

"she was sufficiently under the weather to have to pull out of

4 under the weather feeling sick / not feeling well
the championship"

n a small legal department, especially, lawyers are expected

5 wear many hats to do a lot of tasks
to wear several hats, including managing risk.

6 upmarket fashionable Many garment exporters want to move upmarket.

7 chill out relax I'm just chilling out in front of the TV.

I want to hear some up-to-the-minute news on the hostage

8 the in thing popular /fashionable
situation. I just got an up-to-the-minute report on Tom's health.

I want to hear some up-to-the-minute news on the hostage

9 up to the minute the most recent
situation. I just got an up-to-the-minute report on Tom's health.

10 of the top of my head without thinking "I can't tell you off the top of my head"

11 run of the mill average, mediocre "a run-of-the-mill job"

"they're going on holiday on Wednesday so they're all over the

12 over the moon extremely happy
moon"

13 in high spirits really happy "the team returned in high spirits"

14 once in a blue moon suddenly "he comes round once in a blue moon"

15 on cloud nine very happy "I was on cloud nine once I had completed it"

16 the wee hours very early in the morning ‘nights of dining and dancing until the wee hours’

17 give a hand to help "can you give me a hand with these bags?"
18 early bird someone who gets up early he was always an early bird"

overly careful someone or I can't stand the way everyone makes a fuss over her
19 make a fuss over
something whenever she walks into the room.

Our new state-of-the-art facility will be at the forefront of

20 state of the art latest version of something
cancer research.

to try to understand
21 Figure out "I just can't figure the new kid out."
someone/something
We get most of our work through word-of-mouth
information passed on through
22 word of mouth recommendations.
conversation
word-of-mouth publicity
She's been getting into yoga recently - she does three classes
23 get into enjoy
a week.

24 kill time spend time to avoid boredom We killed time watching the sailboats on the river.

25 get a kick out of really enjoy something It's clear that people get a kick out of silly cat videos.

26 back on one's feet physically healthy again "We'll soon have you back on your feet again," said the nurse.

27 burned out to become very tired and exhusted After the fire the factory was completely burned out.

Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work
28 feel on the top of the world to feel very healthy
feeling on top of the world.

I usally have a bit of chin wag with my friends during the

29 a chin wag have a chat
weekends

It's hard to believe that he could treat his own flesh and blood
30 Own flesh and blood family member or blood
so badly.

a good person to talk to and seek President Johnson said he used his wife as a sounding board
31 sounding board
advice from for many of his ideas.
smelling, looking, or sounding
"a mouth-watering mixture of French and English cuisine"
32 mouth-watering delicious.
"mouth-watering views of the mountains"
highly attractive or tempting.
not what one likes or is interested
33 not my cup of tea cats were not her cup of tea"
in.
a situation in which something
a race against time "it was a race against time to reach shore before the dinghy
34 must be done before a particular
sank"
point in time.
said to mean that there are no There can be no quick fix for public spending. If the recovery
35 there is no quick fix
simple ways of solving a problem fails to cut the deficit sharply, a rise in taxes will be needed.
 to hide a problem or try to keep it
36 sweep under the carpet He tried to sweep his past mistakes under the carpet.
secret instead of dealing with it:
a small, noticeable part of a
37 the tip of the iceberg problem, the total size of which is These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg.
really much greater:
Well, long ago I was a little bookworm, living in a lonely
38 bookworm a person who enjoys reading.
country house, and I had the run of some good shelves.

39 Drop out of school stop attending school He dropped out of the race after two laps.

40 hit the books study hard I can't go out tonight. I need to hit the books.

41 all dressed up dressed in one's best cloth You're all dressed up. Are you going somewhere?

wearing stylish cloth that will

42 dressed to kill She was dressed to kill in a red strapless gown.
attract attention

I love these pants because they fit like a glove and they're so
43 fit like a glove to fit properly
comfortable.

Haven't you heard? Wearing knee-high socks is the in thing

44 the in thing fashionable
now!