IDIOMS

1: Stick to your guns = refuse to give up

 She asked me again and again, but I stuck to my guns and said no.

2: Not have a leg to stand on = not have a good reason for something

 Don’t listen to him. He’s wrong. He doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

3: Pour your heart out = tell someone all your feelings

I was so upset that I poured my heart out as soon as I saw her.

4: At the crack of dawn = very early in the morning

I got up at the crack of dawn and started working.

5: Keep your head down = work hard

I need to keep my head down and get this article finished.

6: In a rut = bored with what you’re doing

I need some new clothes. I wear the same things all the time. I’m in a rut.

7: Blow something out of all proportion = get more upset about something than it deserves

 David saw a man talking to his girlfriend at the party. Nothing happened but he blew it out of
all proportion.

8: Take the bull by the horns = deal with something difficult bravely

 She needs to take the bull by the horns and quit her job.

9: Get something off your chest = talk about something that’s upsetting you

 Are you okay? Do you need to get something off your chest?
Which idiom do we need?

1. A: Did Lucy change her mind? B: No, she ____________________.

2. She ____________________ until she finished her exams.

3. Oh, don’t cry, Julie! Let’s have a cup of tea and you can ____________________.

4. At lunch I spilt a bit of juice on Lucy’s homework. It was only a little bit, but
she ____________________ and she was very rude to me.

5. She always wakes up ____________________ to run around the lake.

6. They are asking you to do something illegal. They don’t ____________________.

7. I’m ____________________. I think I need to change jobs.

8. I feel better now that I____________________.

9. I ____________________ and told my boss that I couldn’t work at the weekend.