GLOSSARY(unit 1)
-TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS= to deal with a different situation in a brave and firm
way.
-TWO HEADS
ARE BETTER THAN ONE= means that two people working together are more likely
than one.
-TO KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER= means that you are just managing to survive despite not having much money.
PIE
-IT'S AS EASY AS PIE= if something is very easy.
-PIE-EYED= if someone is very drunk.
-TO HAVE A FINGER IN MANY PIES= it means that you are involved in lots of different activities.
EGG
-A BAD EGG= in english if we want to say that someone is bad or dishonest, we can call him/her a bad egg.
-DON'T PULL ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET= it means that you should never rely on only one plan in case it goes wrong.
-TO GET EGG ON YOUR FACE= if someone makes a mistake wich makes him/her look stupid, we can say this expression.
VOCABULARY
-SELF-ESTEEM= self-respect;amour prope.
-BREAKING POINT= is the moment when you fell down.
-DROPPED= lose weight.
-PURPING= vomit (you make yourself vomit).
-COMPULSIVELY= do something without thinking.
- LONG OR SHORT TERM EFFECTS= the effects that happens after we do something.
-FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS= be like him/her.
BEANS
-FULL OF BEANS= when someone is full of energy.
-I HAVEN'T GOT A BEAN= means that you have not money at all.
-SPILL THE BEAN= in english if we want to tell us something secret, we can say to them" spill the bean ".
-THEY ARE LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD= if two people look very similar we use this expression.
TEA
-IT'S NOT MY CUP OF TEA= if there is something we don't like much: sport, atype of music, a person...
-I WOULDN'T DO IT FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA= we use this expression if there iis something we would never do it.
-IT'S AS GOOD AS A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT= if something is completely useless we say this expression.
FRUIT
-HE IS GONE BANANAS= if someone is very emocional and starts shouting and behaving in a crazy way, we can say this expression.
-IT'S A CASE OF SOUR GRAPES= if somebody pretends not to be impresed by something because she/he feels jealous.
-A SECOND BITE OF THE CHERRY= if we try to do something at second time because we failed at first we use this expression.
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
-THERE ARE PLENTY MORE FISH IN THE SEA= it means that thre are more choices in a situation. It's often said to comfort someone who had a romantic break up.
-THE ICING ON THE CAKE= it is use to refer to something good wich is added to an already good thing on situation.
-IT IS JUST NOT CRIKET= it's use to say that sommething is un fair or dishonest.
-TO TOY WITH (SOMEONE OR SOMETHING)= means not to take someone feelingd seriously.
-TOYBOY= to be younger than your girldfriend.
- LIKE A TON OF BRICKS= it's used to express something that is very heavy/this expression can be used literatuly( heavy weight)/or idiomaticaly(to describe a great surprise or someone that is overweight).
-TO FLY THE NEST= means to leave your parent's home for the first time to go and live somewhere else.
-A NEST EGG= is an amount of money you have saved in the future.
-I WASN'T BORN YESTERDAY= if someone is telling you a obvious lie, you can use this expression.
-TO HAVE A WHALE OF TIME= means to have a lot of fun.
-SIZE OF A WHALE= it is an impolite way they are large and overweight.
FOOD
-GE= genetically enginered.
-GM=genetically modified.
-GMO= genetically modified organism.
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