idiomy druga polowa

if i were in sb’s shoes

if i were sb

in public

in the presence of other people

in the offing

likely to happen

off the point

irrelevant

once and for all

for the last time

out-and-out

through; complete

out in the open

(of secrets) revealed

out of print

(of books) not available anymore

out of the frying pan into the fire

from a difficult situation to a worse

part and parcel of

basic part of

past one’s prime

growing old

pop the question

to make a proposal of marriage

short and sweet

very short and to the point

status symbol

property/possesion that shows sb’s high social rank

take things to places

to dismantle things

throw a party

to have a party

white elephant

useless possession

an unknown quantity

person or thing that one has no experience of

as a last resort

while all else has failed

at close quarters

from a short distance

be in quandary

to be confused; undecided

beg the question

to fail to deal directly with a question

call it quits

to give up; to stop

cut sb to the quick

to deeply hurt sb’s feelings

hit the roof

to get very angry

in a rut

to be fixed in a monotonous routine

in the long run

after a long period of time

it stands to reason

it is logical

keep sth quiet

to keep sth secret

know the ropes

to know all the details of a business

off the record

unofficial(ly)

on the quiet

secretly

on the rack

in a state of great anxiety

open to debate

not decided/settled

out of the question

impossible

put down roots

to settle down

work to rule

to adhere strictly to the rules as a form of protest

a long shot

a risky guess

a memory like a sieve

a poor memory

be all at sea

to be in a state of confusion

be in sb’s shoes

to be in sb’s position

be in the same boat

be in the same (usually bad) situation

be the spitting image of sb

to look exactly like sb

be/get soaked to the skin

to be/get very wet

be/have a close shave

to barely escape an accident etc

behind the scenes

in secret

come out of one’s shell

to gain personal confidence

does it show?

is it obvious?

give sb the slip

to escape from sb

go for a song

to be sold very cheaply

go without saying

to be foregone conclusion

hit the sack

to go to bed

live out of a suitcase

to travel often

make quite a scene

to become angry in a dramatic way

on a shoe string

on a very small budget

pull a few strings

to use influential friends in order to obtain an advantage

pull one’s socks up

to make a greater effort

sleep on it

to think about sth

smell a rat

to suspect that sth is wrong

spill the beans

to reveal a secret

stand in sb’s way

to prevent sb from doing sth

take … with a pinch of salt

not to believe sth completely

the last straw

the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences

thick-skinned

insensitive

(by) trial and error

learning from one’s mistakes

be ahead of one’s time

to have modern ideas

be thick

to be stupid

be tickled pink

to be really pleased

come to a standstill

not to progress

come to terms with

to accept a difficult situation

do time

to serve a prison sentence

for the time being

temporarily

in a tick

shortly; soon

in the nick of time

just in time

kill time

to pass time while waiting for sb/sth

lay the table

to set the table

not be one’s cup of tea

not to suit one’s taste

on second thoughts

having changed one’s mind

out of turn

not in the correct order/time

paint the town red

to have a lovely time

play traunt

to stay away from school without good reason

put two and two together

to arrive at the truth by looking at facts

red tape

unnecessary bureaucracy

take one’s time

not to hurry

through thick and thin

whatever happens

touch and go

with uncertain result

be all very well

to appear satisfactory but in fact not be

be on the up and up

to improve steadily

be up and about

to have recovered from an illness

drive (sb) up the wall

to make sb angry / to annoy sb

frosty welcome

unfriendly reception

get out of bed on the wrong side

to be in a bad mood

get wind of

to receive information about sth indirectly

give vent to

to express sth freely

give way to

to give in; yield

hold water

to be able to be proved true

make a flying visit

to make a quick trip

make waves

to cause trouble

no/little wonder

not surprising

quick/slow on the update

quick/slow to understand