TEST 4 CÔ PHI IDIOMS

Use your head

think carefully

Heads up

a warning or advance notice

Lose your head

panic or lose control

Head over heels

completely in love

Keep your head above water

manage to survive financially/emotionally

Go to one’s head

make someone too proud

Bury your head in the sand

ignore unpleasant facts

Have a head for sth

have a natural ability

Apple of my eye

someone you love very much

Catch someone’s eye

attract attention

In the blink of an eye

very quickly

See eye to eye

agree completely

Turn a blind eye

deliberately ignore

Keep your mouth shut

stay silent

Put your foot in your mouth

say something embarrassing

By word of mouth

through spoken communication

Mouth-watering

very delicious

Shoot your mouth off

talk carelessly

Hands down

without any doubt

Have your hands full

be very busy

Wash your hands of sth

refuse responsibility

Give someone a hand

help someone

Get cold feet

lose courage

Put your foot down

be firm

Foot the bill

pay the cost

Have two left feet

be clumsy

Step on someone’s toes

offend someone

Have a change of heart

change your opinion

From the bottom of my heart

sincerely

Heart of gold

very kind person

Break your back

work extremely hard

Watch your back

be careful

Have someone’s back

support someone

Behind someone’s back

secretly

Stick your neck out

take a risk

Bite your tongue

stop yourself from speaking

Have a frog in your throat

speak with difficulty

Keep your chin up

stay positive

Eye candy

visually attractive but shallow

Get sth off your chest

confess or relieve stress

Toe the line

obey rules

Pull someone’s leg

joke or tease

Break a leg

good luck

Cost an arm and a leg

be very expensive

Let sleeping dogs lie

avoid reopening old problems

Every dog has its day

everyone gets a chance

Work like a dog

work very hard

Dog-eat-dog world

highly competitive environment

Go to the dogs

decline badly

Curiosity killed the cat

being too nosy causes trouble

Let the cat out of the bag

reveal a secret

Fight like cats and dogs

argue constantly

Elephant in the room

obvious problem ignored

White elephant

useless but costly thing

Snake in the grass

hidden enemy

Take the bull by the horns

face a problem directly

Cash cow

reliable source of profit

Till the cows come home

for a very long time

Birds of a feather flock together

similar people stick together

Kill two birds with one stone

achieve two things at once

Early bird gets the worm

success comes to those who act early

Hold your horses

wait or slow down

Straight from the horse’s mouth

from a reliable source

Beat a dead horse

waste effort on a settled issue

When pigs fly

something impossible

Pig out

eat too much

Wolf in sheep’s clothing

dangerous person pretending to be kind

Black sheep

disgraceful family member

Fish out of water

uncomfortable in a situation

Busy as a bee

very busy

Monkey business

dishonest or silly behavior

Crocodile tears

fake sadness

Wild goose chase

pointless pursuit

Chicken out

back out because of fear

Raining cats and dogs

raining heavily