Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Idiomatic expressions {something to share}


here are some idiomatic expressions:  


break the ice = make it easy 
break the ice
1. To make a start.
                2. To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.



He looks blue = he looks very sad 
Blue: Gloomy; depressed



I will go banana = I will lose my mind 

go bananas go crazy, go nuts (slang), go insane, go bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), go mental (slang), go barmy (slang), go loopy (informal), go round the bend (Brit. slang), go frantic, go batty (slang), go doolally (slang), go round the twist (Brit. slang), go nutty (slang) People went bananas with boredom.



he leads a dog life = his life is full of difficulties and problems 
dog's lifen. Slang
A miserably unhappy existence.





He is a black sheep = bad man
black sheepn
a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his family or peer group

He is full of hot air = he is talking nonsense full of hot air and full of beans; full of bull; full of it; full of prunes
Fig. full of nonsense; talking nonsense. Oh, shut up, Mary. You're full of hot air.
Don't pay any attention to Bill. He's full of beans. My English professor is full of bull. You're full of it.




Contributed by :
Bashaier Al hashmi
(Foundation year 1432/33- Group 7)

Thank you dear

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