Be all

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.