martes, 6 de noviembre de 2012

Idioms


  • A piece of cake: A task that can be accomplished very easily.
This math problem is like a piece of cake.
  • A taste of your own medicine: When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
What is happening to you is a taste of your own medicine.
  • Blue moon: A rare event or occurance. 
A tornado in Puebla is a blue moon.
  • Break a leg: A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.
Break a leg on your performance.
  • Cross your fingers: To hope that something happens the way you want it to.
Cross your fingers so you can get a good grade.
  • Over the top: Very excessive.
The price of this dress is over the top.
  • A chip on your shoulder: Means you think you know a lot.
Vanessa have a chip on her shoulder.
  • Break the ice: Overcome initial shyness.
Someone had to say something to break the ice.
  • Turn over a new leaf:  Changing your better for the better.
That's in the past, you should turn over a new leaf.
  • Sick as a dog: Means you are very ill.
I'm sick as a dog.

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