GLOSSARY UNIT 2 

THE BIG CHEESE: is the most important or powerful person in a group or organization

CHALK AND CHEESE: we use this expression to define two people who are very different to each other

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME: if we have some information but you don't want to reveal who told you then you use this expression

TO BE OR TO HAVE A BIG MOUTH: it means you talk to much especially about things which should be kept in secret or avoided

ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW: it is very colourful

CHASING RAINBOWS: refers to someone who is always looking for something more exciting and rewarding but it is unlikely to find it

IF YOU ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE: you are doing something which could be dangerous

IF YOU ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE: it means you make a bad situation even worse

IF YOU HAVE A FLASH OF INSPIRATION: it means that you sudden have an idea that help you to create or achieve what you were hoping to do

A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND: if we describe someone with this expression it means that he or she is very important or have a lot of influence but only in small area or group

COLD FISH: if someone is described with this expression it means that he or she is unfriendly and doesn't show his or her feelings or emotions

PACKED LIKE SARDINES: to describe people in a very crowded space

CHOCK A BLOCK: to describe people in a very crowded situation

LIKE A DUCK TO WATER: it means that you discover when you start doing a new activity that you are very good at it

IF YOU BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET: if you are boasting about your abilities

IF YOU HAVE A BEE IN YOUR BONNET: about something that you are obsessed of it and you can not stop thinking about it

IT IS IN SOMEONE'S GENES: when does person has the same personalities traits as theirs parents

YOU SCRATCH MY BAG AND I WILL SCRATCH YOURS: if you do something for me I will do something for you specially if it is something you would not have been able to do for yourself

IF YOU SAY DOES NOT HAVE A HAIR OUT OF PLACE: it means their appearance is very tidy or perfect