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Idioms
Idioms
Idioms
ears:
Attentive
The students
were all ears
when the
astronaut
related his
experience in
space.
act of God:
Unexpected
natural
happening for
which no human
is responsible
The tsunami
was an act of
God
which
took
many
lives.
bolt
upright:
Absolutely
upright
The students
sat bolt
upright
when they
heard the
headmaster
coming.
feel it in
my bones:
To know by
instinct
As soon as I
got into the
taxi, I felt it in
my bones
that I had to
get out
immediately
otherwise
something
bad would
brought
down the
house :
To receive
rapturous
applause
Susan Boyles
rendition of I
Dreamed a
Dream
brought
down the
house.
Evening of
(one)s
life:
Old age
My
grandfather,
in the
evening of
his life, likes
nothing
better than to
spend time
with his
Apple of
someones
eye:
The object of
a persons
affection
My
youngest
brother is
the apple
of
grandfath
ers eye.
Big Apple:
New York
City
I will be
leaving for
Big Apple
next month to
further my
studies in
classical
music.
Cheesed
off:
Annoyed or
irritated
Im really
cheesed
off by your
behaviour!
like two
peas in a
pod:
Two things
that are
very similar
People say
my best
and I are
like two
peas in a
pod.