Bwcs Crescent Idioms Feedback

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IMPORTANT ICAP FEEDBACK

IDIOMS MEANINGS
See Eye to Eye to Agree
Storm in A Teacup Unnecessary Anger/Worry About A Matter That Is not Important
With Flying Colors Do Something Successfully
To the Point Central or essential issue
At the eleventh hour The latest possible time
Pull up your socks To make a sincere attempt to improve
Nip it in the bud Destroy something at early stage
Adding insult to injury Make bad situation worse with unfair treatment
Bed of roses Comfortable activity
Beat around the bush Avoid answering and questioning
A slap on wrist Light punishment
Throwing cold water on us To criticize someone’s opinion
Bank on someone To depend on
Not a jot Not at all
Cold head on shoulder To have a good judgement
Frog in throat An inability to speak owing to some overwhelming emotion
To get cold feet Lack of confidence
Above abroad To do something honestly according to rules and laws
To rock the boat Disturb a stable situation
Acid test True test of value of something
Fish out of water Person away from his usual activities
To get someone goat To upset or irritate someone
To give cold shoulder To intentionally ignore someone in an unfriendly way
Throw cold water Discourage to
At loggerheads Disagreement
Throw dust in eyes Seek to mislead someone by misrepresentation
Bury the hatchet To agree to end an quarrel
To hit the nail on the head To do the exactly right thing
Bird’s eye-view A clear and broad impression of whole situation
Play the trump card To behave in a way that allows you to succeed at something
Lock, Stock and barrel Completely / Entirely
Call a spade a spade Speak straight forward
As the crow flies In a straight line, by the shortest route
Hit the ceiling To become very angry

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