AMERICANISM

Break a leg
I said break a leg to my friend for her performance.
I know you can do it so break a leg.

At the eleventh hour

She passed her thesis at the eleventh hour.

Spaced out
Sarah is so spaced out that she is walking in the middle of the road.

A breath of fresh air

I decided to resign my current job to take a breath of fresh air.

Read between the lines

For you to fully understand the lessons I was teaching, you should read between the lines of our
topics.

Silver lining
Although the job did not work out, the silver lining is that I have learned something from it.
Although the job did not work out, I have seen the silver lining which I learned something from
it.

Face the music

She did not finish her project on time so she must be ready on her final grade and get ready to
face the music.

Take off
My classmate made the GC for the classroom but I decided to take off.
Knows the rope
She has been working for 30 years and knows the rope to getting anything done.

Down in the dumps

Don’t be down in the dumps just for that unfaithful relationship.

In a nutshell

Can you explain the plot of the novel in a nutshell because I don’t have much time to read it.