摘要: To "call" something here means to make a decision about it. In a sport such as baseball a referee is the person whose job is to "make the call" in any particular situation. When the play is so clo[阅读全文]

摘要: When you go to a new place, and you see people there whom you know from another place, you can say, "It's a small world". Example: "Hey, it's funny seeing you here." Reply: "It's a small world[阅读全文]

摘要: "It takes two to tango" means that two people in a fight are both responsible for that fight. Example: "He hit me first; it wasn't my fault!" Answer: "It takes two to tango." Just like a dance[阅读全文]

摘要: The "heat of the moment" describes the immediacy and aliveness of being very involved in something. To be "in the heat of the moment" is to be in the midst of some activity and under the influence[阅读全文]

摘要: You are "in the doghouse" when you have done something which has made someone angry. Example: "You kids will be in the doghouse with your mother after that mess you made in her garden!" A dog who[阅读全文]

摘要: When you do not know something, you are "in the dark". Example: " Did you understand question number three?" Answer: "Not at all, I was totally in the dark." To be in the dark about something is[阅读全文]

摘要: The analogy is to an unskilled swimmer who has fallen into water that is too deep. You are in over your head when you face a challenge you are not able to meet. "The new PR Manager felt like she was[阅读全文]

摘要: When one great thing happens, then another great thing happens on top of it, the second thing is the icing on the cake. Example: "Today I was promoted to head of the department! And they decided to r[阅读全文]

摘要: When a person's body flips over in such a way that the heels (of the feet) coming flying up over the head, we say that they have gone "head over heels". Example: "He was running so fast that when[阅读全文]

摘要: You lose your head when you get upset and lose control of your actions. Example: "I got so angry yesterday. I completely lost my head." Example: "I'm really sorry about what I did. I lost my head.[阅读全文]

摘要: To "have no idea" is a strong way of saying you "do not know" something. Example: "What time is it?" Answer: "I have no idea." To "have no idea" expresses that you don't have enough informa[阅读全文]

摘要: "Haste makes waste" says that when we act too quickly ("haste") we are more likely to make mistakes and end up with poor results ("waste"). Example: "Most spelling mistakes are the result of go[阅读全文]

摘要: "Great minds think alike" means that great people think about things in similar ways. Example: "I was just thinking to call you, then the phone rang and it was you calling me." Reply: "Great mind[阅读全文]

摘要: To "go for broke" is to risk everything on one chance to win big. Example: "Are you sure you want to bet all of your money on that one horse?" Reply: "Yes. I'm going for broke!" To be "broke"[阅读全文]

摘要: To "give someone the slip" is to escape, or get away from that person. Example: "Quick- there is a police car behind us; let's give him the slip!" Something "slips" (verb) when it gets away fro[阅读全文]

摘要: When you have been having a bad day all day, you got up on the wrong side of the bed. Example: "What's wrong with her today?" Reply: "Oh, she just got up on the wrong side of the bed." Sometimes[阅读全文]

摘要: When you recover from some physical or emotional state, you get over it. Example: "I was very sick yesterday, but I have gotten over it." When something is bothering you, it is like an obstacle that[阅读全文]

摘要: A person who was poor and becomes rich goes "from rags to riches". The "rags" represent the poor old clothing that they wore before they came into their "riches". Quote from a famous song: "You[阅读全文]

摘要: A "flash in the pan" is success which begins suddenly and ends so quickly that it is like a "flash" of fire "in the" frying "pan". Example: "That was a great paper you wrote. Was it just a fl[阅读全文]

摘要: When you have already decided how you will do things, and you do not want to change, you are "fixed in your ways." Example: "I tried many different things when I was young, but I'm older now and m[阅读全文]