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Useful Idioms

982 views. 2009-9-25 22:24 |

Age before beauty.  means older people first.
 
All system go! means everythings is OK/ready.
 
Be a million miles away. for example: Jim is always a million miles away when he is reading.
Be a religious about sth. means do sth. everyday/ a lot.
 
Beats me! means I don't know.
 
Been under the weather.means a little sick.
 
Bite your tongue! means don't say that!
 
Break a leg! means good luck.
 
By the skin of your skin. means only just succeed. For example: I passed the exam by the skin of my skin!
 
You can bank on it or you can take it to the bank. means you can trust / depend on it.
 
Can it! means shut up!
 
Ciao! [ tʃəu ]  means goodbye for a short time(Italian).
 
Capice?/Capeesh? put it on the end of a sentence, means "understand?"

Post comment Comment (3 replies)

Reply Yulisa 2009-9-25 22:53
You'd better not to say "Beats me!" to a new leaner.
Reply catlover 2009-9-26 15:52
Yulisa: You'd better not to say "Beats me!" to a new leaner.
leaner?what is a leaner~
Reply wcdomy 2009-9-27 13:31
Very useful ones!

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