Tell me what happened yesterday. I'm all
ears. (eager to hear)
We're all set for the
party tonight. Aren't we? (ready, completed)
You're all wet if you
think he's going to ask you to the dance this weekend.(wrong)
Every time David drove in a car with his wife she was a backseat
driver. (car passenger who always tells the driver how to drive and what
to do)
A big shot is coming to
visit our school. (important person)
He thought I was born yesterday
when he told me that story. (inexperienced, easily fooled)
Your eyes look as if you have been burning
the candle at both ends. (work or play too hard without any rest)
He began to catch on
after he heard it explained two more times. (to understand, learn about)
We're going to the beach to catch rays.
(get a tan)
He wanted to ask her to the dance but he got cold
feet. (a loss of courage)
When the teacher discovered that he cheated, he was a dead
duck. (a person in a hopeless situation)
She's not uptight, she's easygoing.
(carefree, not strict)
She eats like a bird.
(to eat very little)
He eats like a horse.
(to eat a lot)
She wanted to eat her words
when she saw the sad look on his face. (to take back something said)
John's clothes and his opinions were always far-out.
(unusual, very different from others)
His mother told him not to fool around.
(to waste time joking, playing)
The teacher told the class to get with it
or stay after classes. (to pay attention)
If you keep on gambling, you will go
broke. (to lose all one's money)
The girl standing near the door is a real knockout
(a very beautiful
woman)
He is such a pain in the neck
when he keeps asking the stupid question. (bothersome person)
Let me fix it for you. It looks like a
piece of cake. (any task that is easily accomplished)
I don't know why you always rub me the
wrong way. (to make someone a little angry)
Don't screw around too
much in class or you might get into trouble. (mess around, joke around)
You're into b-ball and you don't know a slam
dunk? (to get the ball directly into the hoop)
He took for granted
that she would invite him to the party as her date. (to suppose or understand to be true)
When he broke the vase he knew he would have to take
the medicine. (to accept punishment)
My boyfriend is acting like a real turkey
recently. (stupid person)
You bet. I'd love
to go with you on Sunday. (Yes)
John: That was a great movie. Mary: You
can say that again. (It is used to show strong agreement.)