IDIOM MAKE EASY

BY
NUR DALILA BT AZMI
000219-02-0218
 MAIN MENU

IDIOM MAKE EASY

Animal Food
s

Plant
Body

Video
Clothin
g
ANIMAL

BACK TO MAIN
MENU NEXT PAGE
 ( I T ' S ) R A I N I N G C AT S A N D
DOGS

Meaning: you can say "it's raining

cats and dogs" if it's raining very hard.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
( L I K E ) WAT E R O F F A D U C K ' S
BACK

Meaning:You can say an insult

or criticism is like water off a
duck's back if it doesn't upset
you.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A NIGHT OWL

Meaning:You're a night owl if

you like to stay up and do things
late at night.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A QUEER FISH

Meaning:If someone's a queer fish,

they are a bit strange and can
sometimes behave in an unusual way

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
A WHALE OF A TIME

Meaning:If you have a whale of

a time, you have a great time and
really enjoy yourself.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A WOLF IN SHEEP'S
CLOTHING

Meaning:A wolf in sheep's clothing is

someone who seems to be a good
person but is really a bad person

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 CAN OF WORMS

Meaning:If you say a situation

or an issue is a can of worms, you
think that getting involved in it
could lead to problems.
PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN
NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
CHICKENS COME HOME TO
ROOST

Meaning:If chickens are coming home

to roost, someone is suffering the
unpleasant consequences of their bad
actions in the past.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 DRINK LIKE A FISH

Meaning:If someone drinks like a fish,

they drink a lot of alcohol.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 KILL TWO BIRDS WITH
ONE STONE

Meaning:If you kill two birds

with one stone, you achieve two
things with the one action.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 BODY

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 ( H AV E ) E G G O N Y O U R FA C E

Meaning:You have egg on your face if you've

said or done something wrong, and it's made you
feel embarrassed or stupid.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
(YOUR) HANDS ARE TIED

Meaning:You can say your hands are

tied if you're prevented from doing
something that you'd normally have the
power or the authority to do.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 (YOUR) HEART GOES OUT
TO (SOMEONE)

Meaning:If your heart goes out

to someone, you feel great
sympathy for them.
PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN
NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 ( Y O U R ) H E A RT I S I N T H E
RIGHT PLACE

Meaning:If your heart is in the right place,

you try to do the right thing, even if things
don't always work out for the best.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A BAD HAIR DAY

Meaning:If you're having a bad hair

day, everything seems to be going
wrong for you.
PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A KICK IN THE TEETH

Meaning:If you get a kick in the teeth,

something bad happens to you or you feel that
you've been treated poorly.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXY PAGE
PAGE MENU
A PAT ON THE BACK

Meaning:You've given someone a pat

on the back if you've told them they've
done something well, or done a good job

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
A S L I P O F T H E T ON G U E

Meaning:If you make a slip of the

tongue, you make a small mistake when
speaking.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
BEHIND SOMEONE'S BACK

Meaning:If you do something behind

someone's back, you do it without letting
them know about it.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 BY WORD OF MOUTH

Meaning:If something becomes well-known by

word of mouth, it becomes well-known because
people are telling each other about it, and not
because of advertising or other marketing tools.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 CLOTHING

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

MENU NEXT PAGE
PAGE
AT T H E D RO P O F A H AT

Meaning:If you do something at the

drop of a hat, you do it immediately,
without preparation or planning.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

MENU NEXT PAGE
PAGE
 DEEP POCKETS

Meaning:You can say a person or an

organization has deep pockets if they
have lots of money.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 D R E SS E D ( U P ) T O T H E
NINES

Meaning:If you are dressed to the

nines, or dressed up to the nines, you
are wearing very smart clothes for a
special occasion

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
FILL SOMEBODY'S SHOES

Meaning:If you can fill somebody's

shoes, you can replace them and do
what they do.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR

Meaning:If you are hot under the

collar, you feel angry or annoyed about
something.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
K E E P I T U N D E R Y O U R H AT

Meaning:If someone tells you a secret

and you keep it under your hat, you
don't tell anyone.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 PULL YOUR SOCKS
UP

Meaning:You can say "pull your socks

up" to someone if you think they should
improve the way they are behaving or
the way they are doing something.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 TIGHTEN YOUR
BELT
Meaning:If you tighten your belt, you
try to spend less money.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 WORK YOUR SOCKS OFF |
W O R K Y O U R TA I L O F F

Meaning:If you work your socks off, or work

your tail off, you work very hard.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 FOOD

FOOD

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 (YOUR) BREAD AND
B U TT E R

Meaning:Your bread and butter is

your livelihood or the source of your
income.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A C O U C H P O T AT O

Meaning:You can say someone's a

couch potato if they're very lazy and
they spend a lot of time sitting around
watching TV and eating junk food.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A FLASH IN THE
PAN

Meaning:You can say something or

someone is a flash in the pan if they're
popular or effective for a short time only.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A KNUCKLE
SANDWICH

Meaning:If you give someone a

knuckle sandwich, you punch them.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 A PIECE OF CAKE

Meaning:If you say that something is

a piece of cake, you mean that it is
extremely easy.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
A RECIPE FOR DISASTER

Meaning:Something is a recipe for

disaster if it's going to cause trouble or
serious problems.
PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN
NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 C H E W T H E FAT | C H E W
THE RAG

Meaning:If you chew the fat, or chew

the rag, you have a long, friendly chat
with someone.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
EASY AS PIE | EASY AS ABC

Meaning:If something's as easy

as pie, or easy as abc, it's very
easy.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 EAT HUMBLE PIE

Meaning:If you eat humble pie, you

admit that you are in the wrong and
behave apologetically.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 EAT YOUR WORDS

Meaning:If you eat your words, you

admit that something you said was
wrong.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 PLANTS

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 BARK UP THE WRONG
TREE

Meaning:If you're barking up the

wrong tree, you're looking for
something in the wrong place or going
about something in the wrong way.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
B E AT A R O U N D T H E B U S H |
B E AT A B O U T T H E B U S H

Meaning:If you beat around the bush,

or beat about the bush, you don't say
something directly, usually because you
don't want to upset the person you're
talking to.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
E V E RY T H I N G ' S C O M I N G U P
R O S E S.

Meaning:you can say "everything's

coming up roses" if everything is
turning out very well for someone or
for something.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 FRESH AS A DAISY

Meaning:If you feel as fresh as a

daisy, you feel energetic and lively.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 GO OUT ON A LIMB

Meaning:If you go out on a limb, you

put yourself in a risky position in order
to support someone or something.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
M A K E H AY W H I L E T H E S U N
SHINES

Meaning:If you make hay while the

sun shines, you make good use of the
chance to do something while it lasts.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 NIP IT IN THE BUD

Meaning:If you nip something in the

bud, you stop a problem from becoming
serious by dealing with it as soon as you
notice it.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
THE CREAM OF THE CROP

Meaning:If something or someone is

in the cream of the crop, they are
among the best of a class of things or
people.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
 UP A GUM TREE

Meaning:If you're up a gum tree,

you're in trouble or have a serious
problem

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
CAN'T SEE THE WOOD FOR
THE TREES

Meaning:If you can't see the wood for

the trees, you can't see the whole
situation clearly because you're looking
too closely at small details, or because
you're too closely involved.

PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN

NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
PREVIOUS BACK TO MAIN NEXT PAGE
PAGE MENU
THANK YOU

EXIT