Tag: English idiom
“Slippery customer” – English idiom
Other examples from the web:
- Watch out for that girl with the red hat and don’t believe what she says. She’s a slippery customer.
- He’s a slippery customer, that Tim, I’ve never felt comfortable with him.
Watch out = to be careful; to remain vigilant.
To snatch = to take something or someone quickly and suddenly; to grab.
Untrustworthy = not able to be trusted.
Cunning = getting what is wanted in a clever and often deceptive way.
“My dogs are barking” – English idiom
“Dig in your heels” – English idiom
Conjugation of the verb “to dig“.
Examples from the web:
– Even though the developer offered them more than their houses were worth, the owners dug their heels in and refused to sell up and make way for the office block.
– I’m digging in my heels. I’m not going back.
5 ‘world’ English idioms
5 “world” English idioms video
1) They’re on top of the world since they had a baby.
=> They are extremely happy about it.
=> IDIOM: to be on top of the world.
2) I think the world of my parents.
=> I value and respect them.
=> IDIOM: to think the world of someone.
3) Nothing much. Just sitting here watching the world go by.
=> I am doing almost nothing, I’m just sitting around.
=> IDIOM: to watch the world go by.
4) He had the whole world at his feet by the time he was 30.
=> He had become extremely successful, popular and admired.
=> IDIOM: to have the world at your feet.
5) Congratulations on your new job. You’re really moving up in the world.
=> You are becoming more and more successful.
=> IDIOM: to move up in the world.
“Fork in the road” – English idiom
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Examples:
- After graduating from university, I reached a fork in the road when I had to decide between doing a Ph.D. in Literature, or to find a job. It took me months to decide!
- There is a fork in the road, do I follow his advice or hers?
“A hot potato” – English idiom
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