Idioms
Julia Grużewska
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To have Van Gogh's ear for music
To have Van Gogh's ear for music
to describe a person cannot understand and differentiate musical tones
To have a cast iron stomach
To have a cast iron stomach
someone can eat anything withoit suffering bad consequences
To drink like a fish
To drink like a fish
to describe a person who habitually drinks a lot of alcohol
Use your loaf
Use your loaf
to use your brain; to think about something
Head in the clouds
Head in the clouds
living in a fantasy, to be seperate from reality, to dream
Dead as a doornail
Dead as a doornail
completely dead
Heart in your mouth
Heart in your mouth
feeling nervous or scared
When pigs fly
When pigs fly
something that you think will never happen
Blue in the face
Blue in the face
weakened or tired after trying many times
Hold your horses
Hold your horses
to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something
A piece of cake
A piece of cake
something very easy to do
Get along with
Get along with
to have a good relationship with someone
Pull yourself together
Pull yourself together
calm down
Forty winks
Forty winks
a short nap
Barking up the wrong tree
Barking up the wrong tree
looking in the wrong place
Be glad to see the back of
Be glad to see the back of
be happy when a person leaves
Barrel of laugh
Barrel of laugh
someone who is very funny
So far so good
So far so good
things are going well so far
The grass is always greener on the side of the fence
The grass is always greener on the side of the fence
the apples on the side of the wall are the sweetest
The pen is mightier than the sword
The pen is mightier than the sword
words cut more than swords
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Always be your with friends but keep your enemies away so that you are aware of any harm that may come to you.
Sharp cookie
Sharp cookie
to descripe someone who is clever and intelligent
Victor is a sharp cookie. He shall surely win the game.
Tickled pink
Tickled pink
to say that one is happy and pleased
My friend got his dream job. He is so happy. He's tickled pink.
Pen pusher
Pen pusher
to describe someone who has a very boring and tedious job often related to paperwork
Jane was exhausted being a pen pusher so she gave up her job.
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