WA1 - U2 - Idioms

Idioms - Expressions (clothing)

give sb the boot

sack someone (fire)

tighten one’s belt

stop spending a lot of money

at the drop of a hat

prepared to do sth without any prior warning

patch up a quarrel

make up with sb

pull one’s socks up

make more of an effort

have sth up one’s sleeve

have sth in reserve

off the cuff

spontaneous; without preparation

to cap it all

on top of everything else

be/grow too big for one’s boots

become conceited; behave as if you are more important than you really are