meaning and usage of idioms and phrases-58

1) Steal Thunder-to take attention or credit away from someone else-

She did not announce the news at the party because her friend was getting married and she did not want to steal her thunder.

2) Be In Good Books-to be regarded favorably by another person-

If you want to be in the teacher's good books, try to participate more in class.

3) Worth Your Salt-good at your job-

Any accountant worth their salt should be aware of the latest changes in taxation.

4) In Bits And Pieces-in many small fragments-

We heard about the boss's affair in bits and pieces from her secretary.

5) Straight From The Horse's Mouth-from the original or most reliable source-

"Is our test really getting rescheduled?" "Yep, our teacher was ahead of me in the lunch line, so I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.".

6) Hand Over Fist-make or lose a lot of money very quickly-

Business was good and we were making money hand over fist.

7) Pull The Plug-to do something that prevents an activity from continuing-

If the viewing figures drop much more, the TV network will probably pull the plug on the whole series.

8) Foot The Bill-to pay for something-

I hope the production company is footing the bill for all of this air travel.

9) Let The Dust Settle-to allow a situation to become calm or normal again after something exciting or unusual has happened-

Let's just let the dust settle before we decide what to do.

10) Get Your Foot In The Door-to obtain some kind of advantage at the beginning of a bigger or longer process-

An internship might not sound very interesting, but it's a great way to get your foot in the door at this company.

11) Throw Your Hat Into The Ring-to announce your intention of entering a competition or election-

After Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California, it seemed like all sorts of celebrities tried tossing their hats in the ring.

12) Make Someone's Blood Boil-to cause someone to be very angry-

When I hear stories of cruelty to animals, it makes my blood boil.

13) Beyond The Grave-after death-

Do you think there's life beyond the grave?

14) In A Pickle-in a troublesome or difficult situation-

John has gotten himself into a pickle. He has two dates for the party.

15) Cut Some Slack-to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time-

"Andrew's late again." "Cut him some slack - his wife just had a baby.".

16) Get Someone's Goat-to annoy someone very much-

That sort of attitude really gets my goat.

17) Wing It-to improvise, to do something extemporaneously-

I didn't have time to prepare this speech, so I'll have to wing it.

18) Spell Out-to explain something in a very clear way with details-

The government has so far refused to spell out its plans.

19) Go To Town-do something thoroughly, enthusiastically, or extravagantly-

They've really gone to town on their wedding.

20) Cast In Concrete-firmly or permanently established, not subject to change, unalterable-

The healthcare law looks promising, but we'll have to wait until it's cast in concrete before we know exactly what it will do.

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