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Idioms

Published on May 07, 2016

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Idioms

      Alex Jim Chris
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"keeps an ear to the ground"
Definition:Pay close attention to clues about what will happen.
'Alex always keeps an ear to the ground about the dress code'.

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"lend a Hand"
Def: help someone complete a job
'Jim offered to lend a hand to his peer Alex'

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"keep your nose clean"
Def: stay out of trouble.
'For people to trust you, you must keep your nose clean'

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"Get off my back"
Def: Stop pestering or annoying me
'she couldn't get off my back about the $100 bill i owed her'

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"put our heads together"
Def: work together to think through a problem.
'lets put our heads together and save the world'

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"let his hair down"
Def: Relax; Have fun.
'For once she let her hair down and loosened up'

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"pulled the wool over our eyes"
Def: Deceived us.
'The lawyers pulled the wool over our eyes'

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"i held my tongue"
Def: Kept Silent
'luis held his tongue during the debate'

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"turn your back on"
Def: Ignore; refuse to offer help
'dont turn your back on me'

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"an arm and a leg"
Def: a large amount of money
'The bentley cost an arm and a leg'

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"I am all Ears"
Def: When a person listens to you with all their attention.
'I am all ears when my mom is lecturing'

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"Eye on the Ball"
Def: When your focused on your objective.
'Keep your eyes on the ball coach said.'

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"Heart of Gold"
Def: When someone is really nice and sweet.
'My grandma has a heart of gold'

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"Head over heels"
Def: When someone is really anxious to get what they want.
'That boy is head over heels for her'

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"Sweet Tooth"
Def: When you like a lot of sugar.
When it comes to pies i have

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"Caught Red Handed"
Def: When you are caught with a massive amount evidence.

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"Save your neck"
Def: When you do anything to save yourself.
'When there's a gun involved you'd anything to save your neck.'

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"In over her head"
Def: thinking you can do something but you actually can't.
'She was in over her when she heard what she had to do.'

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"It's at the tip of my tongue"
Def: when you try to remember something you did but you don't have the words to explain it.
'I know her name it's at the tip of my tongue.'

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"Rub elbows with"
Def: a casual greeting.
'We rubbed elbows walking down the hallway.'

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"Shake a leg"
Def: Doing something quickly.
'Whn working on a project you have to shake a leg to be the first to finish.

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