Monday, March 7, 2011

Figurative Expressions 2

notes of: http://jauhari-englishhomework.blogspot.com/
Get into hot water   [get into trouble]
Green horn            [a person who is new at something]
Have green eyes    [feel jealous]
Hold one’s tongue  [keep quiet]

Keep in mind    [remember]
Kill two birds with one stone [do two jobs at the same time]
Lend a hand   [help]
Once in a blue moon   [very seldom]
Put one’s best foot forward [do one’s best]

Rain cats and dogs  [rain heavily]
Red letter day           [important day]
Snake in the grass   [a person who cannot be trusted]
Spread like wildfire   [spread very fast]

Tell a white lie     [to tell a lie for a good cause]
Take up arms    [go to war]
Turn over a new leaf     [change one’s behavior]
Within a stone’s throw  [ very near]

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