IDIOMS

BIL IDIOMS MEANINGS

1 travel quickly
2 all day and all night
a time in the past; used mostly when you are
3
remembering nice things
4 not stupid or naive
you are trying very hard to finish something
5
before a deadline
6 a time when you get attention and are appreciated
7 they will not exist for much longer
8 at the last moment; almost too late
 decide that you have finished doing something
9
for now
10 very, very unlikely to happen
11 at the last possible moment
12 very, very rarely
13 time passes surprisingly quickly
14 old-fashioned; not modern
15 time is valuable, and you shouldn’t waste it.
Bad treatment deservedly received for treating
16
other people badly
17 To be nervous
18 To ask for help when you don't need it.
19 You can find good in every bad situation
20 To make an extra effort
21 The small easily visible part of a larger problem

Tip of the iceberg in the nick of time

around the clock at the eleventh hour
Every cloud has a silver lining time flies
 wasn’t born yesterday behind the times
against the clock time is money
back in the day A taste of your own medicine
someone’s days are numbered Butterflies in my stomach
once in a blue moon day in the sun
call it a day/night make good time
Crying wolf Go the extra mile
never in a month of Sundays

IDIOMS

BIL IDIOMS MEANINGS

1 make good time travel quickly
2 around the clock all day and all night
3 back in the day a time in the past; used mostly when you are
 remembering nice things
4 wasn’t born yesterday not stupid or naive
you are trying very hard to finish something
5 against the clock
before a deadline
6 day in the sun a time when you get attention and are appreciated
7 someone’s days are numbered they will not exist for much longer
8 at the eleventh hour at the last moment; almost too late
 decide that you have finished doing something
9 call it a day/night
for now
10 never in a month of Sundays very, very unlikely to happen
11 in the nick of time at the last possible moment
12 once in a blue moon very, very rarely
13 time flies time passes surprisingly quickly
14 behind the times old-fashioned; not modern
15 time is money time is valuable, and you shouldn’t waste it.
Bad treatment deservedly received for treating
16 A taste of your own medicine
other people badly
17 Butterflies in my stomach To be nervous
18 Crying wolf To ask for help when you don't need it.
19 Every cloud has a silver lining You can find good in every bad situation
20 Go the extra mile To make an extra effort
21 Tip of the iceberg The small easily visible part of a larger problem