American Idioms And Some Phrases.docx
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AmericanIdiomsAndSomePhrases
AmericanIdiomsandPhrasesJustforFun
SectionOne.
1.About
Youprobablyalreadyknowtheprepositionabout,whichhasameaningsimilartoconcerningorof.Thisisastoryaboutafamilyoflions.
Itcanalsomeanapproximately.
Hisdaughterisabouteighteenyearsold.
Thewordaboutalsohasaveryspecialusage.Ittellsthatsomeoneorsomethingisreadytobeginanaction.Notethatinthisusageitisfollowedbyaninfinitive.
John'sfatherwasabouttoleaveforworkwhenthephonerang.
Thefilmisabouttostart.
2.Abroad/ToGoAbroad
Thisphrasesaysthatsomeoneistravelingtoanothercountry.
MariaandJohnlovetogoabroad.TheirfavoritecityisParis.
Whenabroadisusedwithotherverbs,itshowsthatsomeoneislocatedinaforeigncountry.
Herbrotherisstillabroad.
Myparentshavebeenlivingabroadforfiveyears.
3.ToBeAfraid
Youalreadyknowthattobeafraidmeansthatsomeonefeelsfear.Butitisalsooftenusedtoshowregret.I'mafraidIcan'thelpyoutoday.
4.AllofaSudden
Thisphraseissimilartothemorecommonadverbsuddenly,andcanalmostalwaysbeusedinplaceofit.Allofasuddentherewasaloudknockingatthedoor.
5.AllOver
Thisphraseisusedinplaceofoverwhenitisstandingalone,andhasthemeaningofendedor
completed.Unfortunately,theirrelationshipisallover.(ended)
It'sallover.Wecangohomenow.(completed)
6.NotAllThere
Thisphrasesaysthatsomeoneisweak-mindedorsomewhatunabletothinkclearly.Inacrueler
senseitmeanscrazy.
Hespokestrangely.Hedidnotseemtobequiteallthere.
7.ToAnswer
Thiswordisusuallyusedastheoppositeofaskorquestion.Asanidiomitisusedmostlyinthree
ways:
1.Someonehearsaknockatthedoor,goestoit,andopensit.ItwasJohnwhoansweredthedoor.2.Thetelephonerings,andsomeonepicksupthereceiver.Afterthethirdring,Grandmotheransweredthephone.3.Thedoorbellisrung,andsomeoneopensthedoor.I'mintheshower.Someoneelsewillhavetoanswerthebell.
8.ToBeAware(Of)
Thisphrasesaysthatthespeakeralreadyknowsaboutsomething.Usetheprepositionofwhenthephraseisfollowedbyanounorpronoun.
Whymustyouremindmethatit'sraining?
I'mawareofthestorm.Jimwasn'tawarethathisshoeswereuntied.
9.ToGetontheBall
Thisamusinglittlephrasesaysthatsomeoneneedstoimprovesomething.
Yourworkissosloppy.Getontheball!
Tomhasbeentoolazy.Heneedstogetontheball.
10.ToMakeaBeelineFor
Usethisidiomtomeanthatsomeoneisheadeddirectlytowardsomeplace.Italsooftensuggeststhat
speedorhasteisinvolved.
Jackwashungry.Hemadeabeelineforthecafeteria.
APHRASEJUSTFORFUNALLTHAT
Thisisaveryyouthfulexpressiontosaythatsomeoneisverygoodlooking.
Anditcanbeusedwitheithermenorwomen.Annaissopretty!
She'sreallyallthat!
Stopbragging.You'renotallthat.
11.OnBehalfOf/OnSomeone'sBehalf
Thisphrasesaysthatsomeoneisdoingsomethingforsomeoneelseorintheplaceofsomeoneelse.Mr.Browncannotbeheretonight,soI''llbespeakingonhisbehalf.
Onbehalfofallthegraduates,allowmetothankyou.
12.ToBetOne'sBottomDollar
Usethisexpressiontosaythatyouareabsolutelycertainaboutsomething,socertainthatyouwouldbetyourlastdollar.
I'dbetmybottomdollarthattheBullswillwin.
13.Better
Youknowthiswordtobethecomparativeofgoodbutitalsohasaspecialusagethatsaysthat
someoneshoulddosomethingoroughttodosomething.Italsocarrieswithittheideaofaslight
warning.Useitwithaverborverbphrase.You'dbetterbecareful.
MybrotherbettercomehomeontimetonightorDadwillbefurious.
14.ToHavetheBlues/ToBeBlue
Tomanythecolorbluesuggestscoolnessorcalm,butinthisidiomitmeansthatsomeoneissadordepressed.
SinceJanestoppeddatingBobshe'sbeenveryblue.
Don'tbeblue.Thinkaboutallthehappinessyou'vehad.
15.ToHaveaBonetoPickwithSomeone
Thisstrange-soundingphrasemeansthatsomeoneisupsetorangrywithsomeoneelseandwantstodiscusstheproblem.
Don'tleavejustyet.Istillhaveabonetopickwithyou.
Momwentbacktothestore.Shehasabonetopickwiththeclerk.
16.ToBreakDown
Usuallythisexpressionisusedtosaythatamachinehasstoppedworking.
Thedishwasherhasbrokendownagain.
Butwhenitisusedwithpeople,itsaysthatsomeonehasbecomeverysadorupsetandhasbeguntocry.
Grandmotherbrokedownuponhearingthenewsofthefire.
Thepoormancouldn'tcontrolhistearsandsuddenlybrokedown.
17.ToBreaktheIce
Thisidiomreallyhasnothingtodowithice;instead,itsaysthatsomeonewasthefirsttoapproachanotherperson.
Thesilencewaslong,butMariabroketheicewithasimple"hello."
18.ABreathofFreshAir
Usethisidiomtosaythatawelcomechangehastakenplace.Thechangecanbeapersonorasituation.
Noonespokeatfirst,thenJohn'slittlejokecameasabreathoffreshair.
Theroomwasfilledwithnappingoldmen.Mary'ssuddenappearancewasabreathoffreshair.
19.UnderOne'sBreath
Thissimplymeansinawhisperorveryquietly."Thisfilmissoboring,"hesaidunderhisbreath.
20.ToBrushupOn
Thisexpressionisusedtosaythatsomeoneshouldstudysomethingagainorfinallylearnitcorrectly.
Thetestistomorrow.I'dbetterbrushuponthelastchapter.
Youhadproblemsatthelastsoccergame.Youneedtobrushuponyourbasicskills.
APHRASEJUSTFORFUNTOHANGOUTWITH
Don'tletthisunusualphrasepuzzleyou.Itsimplymeanstospendtime
withsomeoneortogosomewherewithsomeone.Itoftenmeansthata
friendshipisinvolved.IlikehangingoutwithAnna.She'sanicegirl.
Itwastoohottoplayball,soTomandIjusthungoutwithoneanother.
21.ToButtIn
Thisphraseisoftenusedinplaceoftointerfere.It'snoneofyourbusiness.Don'tbuttin.
Wewerehavingaquiettalk.ThenBillarrivedandtriedtobuttin.
22.BytheWay
Thesethreewordsprobablydon'tgiveyouaclueastotheircombinedmeaning.Thisphraseisusedwhensomeonedoesn'twanttoforgettomentionsomething.
Bytheway,IsawMrs.Brownyesterday.Shelookedverysick.
I'mgladthatyou'llbeatthepartytonight.And,bytheway,I'llbethere,too.
23.ACard
Thisworddescribesaman(morerarely,awoman)whoisveryfunnyorwitty.
IlikeJack.He'ssuchacard.Youalwaysmakemelaugh.You'rearealcard.
24.ToCatch(AVehicle)
Normally,youusethisverbtosaythatyoucapturedsomeoneorthataballwasinvolved.
Theycaughttherobberinthebasement.
Thatboynevercouldcatchaball.He'sjustnoathlete.
Butitisalsousedtoshowthatsomeonehasarrivedintimetotaketransportation.
Ihavetogo.Ihavetocatchthenextbus.CanyoutellmewhereIcancatchacab?
Ifyoudon'thurry,youwon'tbeabletocatchthemorningtrain.
25.ToCatchOn
Whenusedwiththeprepositionon,thisphrasemeansthesamethingasunderstand.
Thisisahardjob,butshecaughtonfast.Iheardthejoketwice,butIjustdidn'tcatchon.
26.AChipofftheOldBlock
Thisstrangecombinationofwordsmeansonlythattheson(rarelythedaughter)isverymuchlikethefather.LookatJim'seyesandnose.He'sreallyachipofftheoldblock.
27.ACock-and-BullStory
Usethisexpressiontosaythatwhatsomeonehassaidisquiteunbelievableandperhapsevenalie.Hesaidheswamacrossthelake,butIthinkit'sjustacock-and-bullstory.
28.ToComeacrossAs
Thesewordsmeantoseemlike.
Shecameacrossasratherstupid,butshewasoneofthebestreadersintheclass.
29.ToComeTo
Thisphrasemeansthatsomeonehasawakened,usuallyfromanunconsciousstateorafteraseriousillness.
Mr.Joneswasinacomaforaweek.Hefinallycametothisevening.
Aftertheaccidentthefiremancouldn'tgettheinjuredwomantocometo.
30.ToCometoKnow(Someone)
Thisexpressionisusedtosaythatyoubecameacquaintedwithsomeoneandhadaspecialunderstandingofwhatthatpersonwas.
Icametoknowhimhimwellafteralongcampingtrip.
Shewassoquietatfirstbutwhenhecametoknowher,hediscoveredaverytalkativegirl.
APHRASEJUSTFORFUNHOT
Youalreadyknowthatthiswordistheoppositeofcold.Itcanalsosuggestthatsomeoneissexuallyaroused.However,hereitmeansthatsomemanorwomanisextremelygood-looking.
Lookatthatboyoverthere!
He'sreallyhot!
Johncontinuedtostareatthenewgirlinclass.Shewasthehottestgirlhehadeverseen.
31.ToCopeWith
Thisphrasemeansthatsomeoneishandlingaproblemwithdifficulty.Theproblemcanbewitha
person,athing,orasituation.Hisfamilyhadtolearntocopewithhisalcoholism.
Ijustcan'tcopewithJohnanymore.He'shopeless.
32.Cut-and-Dried
Usethisexpressionwhenyouwanttosaythatsomethingisabsolutelycleartoyouorthatthereisnoquestioningit.
Thereisacut-and-driedsolutiontotheproblem.Wehavetobuildthedam.
33.ToCutaClass
Manylanguageshaveaspecialverbthatsaysthatastudentintentionallymissesaclass.InEnglishtheverbistocut.Johnhateshistory.Hecutthreeclassesthisweek.
34.ToDate(Someone)
Thisverbsaysthatsomeoneisseeinganotherpersonregularly.Theyarebecomingacouple,andtheirrelationshipisbecomingromantic.
MariahasbeendatingThomasfortwomonthsalready.I'mtoobusy.Idon'thavetimetodate.
35.ToBeuptoDate/OutofDate
Thesetwophrasesexpresstheideasthatsomeoneorsomething
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