Tuesday, January 17, 2006

IDIOMS---2005/Dec/22

01. big mouth: someone who can't keep secret.
02. By heart: to memorize
03.
to cost an arm and a leg: expensive.
04. to have a sweet
tooth: someone who likes to eat sweet things.
05. head over heels in love: to be in love deeply.
06. a long face: Because Judy didn't get an invitation to the party,

she's walked around with a long face since yesterday. (upset)
07. nosey: Every time I go out, I notice my nosey neighbors watching

me. They must know everything about me. (someone who likes to
discover other people's privacy.)
08. a pain in the neck: Waiting for the bus on the cold, windy corner

is a pain in the neck (troublesome)
09. to pull someone's leg: Tomorrow is not a holiday. Don't believe

Rich, He is just pulling your leg. (joking, telling a lie)
10. to see eye to eye: Lucy and Dick never argue. They see eye to

eye on almost everything. (to share the same opinions and agree
to each other)
11. to shake a leg: Shake a leg! We have to be at school in twenty

minutes. (to hurry)
12. to break a leg: Good Luck!!

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