Останні додані ідіоми:
- a hen night / a hen party
- a hot potato
- a man of his word / a woman of her word
- a man of parts / a man of many parts
- a month of Sundays
- a pretty penny
- a shoo-in
- a shot in the arm
- a shot in the dark
- a slippery slope
- a sore point / spot
- a square peg (in a round hole)
- against the odds / against all odds
- at swords' points
- back to the salt mines
- be dead in the water
- be in the driver's seat
- be in the driving seat
- be on the mend
- be on the rocks
- be sitting pretty
- be up on someone or something
- be up to here (with someone or something)
- be up to no good
- be up to someone
- be up to something
- beat / turn swords into ploughshares
- bite one's tongue
- blow the whistle (on someone or something)
- blue Monday
- break a leg!
- breaking point
- bring to one's knees / bring someone or something to their knees
- bring up the rear
- build on sand
- burn the midnight oil
- burst at the seams
- button (up) one's lip(s) / zip (up) your lip / zip it up
- buy a pig in a poke
- by and large
- by leaps and bounds
- by the same token
- by the skin of one's teeth
- by word of mouth
- call a spade a spade
- call it quits
- call someone or something into question
- canned laughter / fake laughter / laughter track / laugh track
- carry (a lot of) weight (with someone or something)
- cast one's lot in with someone or something
- climb the wall(s)
- clip someone's wings
- close up shop / shut up shop
- come apart at the seams
- cry wolf
- cut a (wide) swath / cut a (wide) swathe
- cut both ways
- cut someone to the quick / cut someone to the bone
- draw the line at something
- draw the line between something and something else
- drop the other shoe
- fall into place / fall in place
- fall short (of something)
- fight tooth and nail
- fill someone's shoes
- fish in troubled waters
- fit to be tied
- foam at the mouth
- for a song
- for kicks
- for my money
- for one
- for the life of one
- foul play
- frame of mind
- front runner
- get / be out from under (someone or something)
- get / catch wind of something
- get / sink one's teeth in(to) something
- get a load of someone or something
- get a rise out of someone
- get under someone's skin
- gild the lily
- give someone a piece of one's mind
- go out of one's way (to do something)
- go straight
- go to pieces / fall to pieces
- go to town (on something)
- go wrong
- gold mine
- grease someone's palm / oil someone's palm
- have a leg up on somebody
- have a nerve / have a lot of nerve
- have a shot at something
- have a thick skin / be thick-skinned
- have money to burn
- have the stomach for something
- have the time of one's life
- hide one's lіght under a bushel
- one hit's stride / reach one's stride
- hit the mill on the head
- hit the spot
- hit the wall / hit a wall
- hold on a leash
- hold water
- hot seat
- hush money
- in a nutshell
- in the loop
- in the pink (of something)
- in the raw
- in tune with someone or something
- keep / have on somebody a tight / short leash
- keep a stiff upper lip
- keep the wolf from the door
- kiss of death
- kiss someone or something goodbye
- knock on wood
- know theropes
- laugh up one's sleeve
- lay it on the line
- lay it on thick / lay it on with a trowel
- lay something on the line / put something on the line
- lead someone down / up the garden path
- leave no stone unturned
- life of Riley
- life of the party
- light at the end of the tunnel
- like water off a duck's back
- lip service
- live in an ivory tower
- live on borrowed time
- lock, stock and barrel
- make a killing
- make a splash
- make lemonade out of lemons
- make oneself scarce
- make points with someone
- make waves
- man about town
- meat and potatoes
- million dollar question
- money burns a hole in someone's pocket
- neck and neck
- night on the town
- not have a leg to stand on
- not to know if / whether one is coming or going
- nuts and bolts (of something)
- odds and ends
- off one's rocker / nut / trolley / head
- off the beaten track / path
- off the wagon
- on a shoestring
- on and off / off and on
- on one's toes
- on pins and needles
- on someone's or something's last legs
- on the lam
- on the outs
- on the Q. T. / on the QT
- on the rocks
- on the ropes
- on the spot
- on the wagon
- once in a blue moon
- one-track mind
- out and about / up and around / up and about
- out of a clear (blue) sky
- out of the смаження pan (and) into the fire
- out of the loop
- out of whack
- out on a limb
- pack a punch / a wallop
- paint the town red
- part and parcel (of something)
- path of least resistance
- pave the way (for someone or something)
- pay through the nose
- pecking order
- penny pincher
- pep rally
- perish the thought
- pick up the tab / check (for something)
- pin money
- pinch pennies
- pinch-hit (for someone)
- pink slip
- play possum
- poke / stick one's nose into something
- pour oil on troubled waters
- praise someone or something to the skies
- pull one's punches
- pull one's socks up / pull up one's socks
- pull one's weight
- pull the plug (on someone or something)
- pull the rug (out) from under somebody or something / pull the rug (out) from under somebody's feet
- pull up stakes
- put / keep one's nose to the grindstone
- put someone or something out of one's mind / head
- put someone or something out to pasture
- put words in(to) someone's mouth
- red tape
- road hog
- rub elbows with somebody
- rub shoulders with somebody
- rub someone's nose in it
- run of the mill / run-of-the-mill
- say uncle / cry uncle
- scandal sheet
- second wind
- see red
- see the color of someone's money
- sell someone or something short
- separate the wheat from the chaff
- set the stage / scene for something
- shape up or ship out
- shoot straight
- short shrift
- short listed
- slap on the wrist
- sling / throw mud at someone
- small potatoes
- smell a rat
- smoke and mirrors
- smooth / clear / plain sailing
- song and dance / songs and dances
- sow / plant dragon's teeth
- sow one's wild oats
- speak volumes
- spread oneself too thin
- start from scratch
- steal the show / steal the spotlight
- stem the tide
- step / tread on someone's toes
- stick out like a sore thumb
- straw poll / straw vote
- street smarts
- sweep something under the rug / carpet
- take / catch / have forty winks
- take / knock someone a down peg / a notch (or two)
- take a back seat (to someone or something)
- take a shot at something
- take somebody under one's wing(s)
- take someone for a ride
- take something in (one's) stride
- take something in good part
- take the plunge
- take the wind out of someone's sails
- take the words out of someone's mouth
- talk a blue streak
- talk turkey
- tall order / larger order
- tar and feather
- the cold shoulder
- in the thing (to do)
- the last straw / the final straw
- the man in the street / the woman in the street / the person in the street
- the show must go on
- the squeaky wheel gets the grease
- the straight and narrow
- the villain of the piece
- the warp and woof
- the writing / handwriting on the wall
- three / two sheets in / to the wind
- through thick and thin
- throw / pour cold water on something
- throw / toss in the sponge / towel
- throw one's weight around
- thumb one's nose at someone or something
- tickle someone pink / to death / to pieces
- tighten / put the screws on somebody or something
- time and a half
- tit for tat
- to a tee / to a T
- to the teeth
- tongue in cheek
- touch / strike / hit a (raw) nerve
- tried and true / tried-and-true
- turn the tables (on someone)
- turn the tide
- turn thumbs down (on someone or something)
- turn up one's nose at something
- wear the pants
- wear the trousers
- which way the wind blows
- win hands down / win in a walk
- work one's way up / to the top
- worth one's / its weight in gold
Останні додані сленгові вирази:
- a bad egg
- a good egg
- big time
- bite the bullet
- blow someone's mind
- boob
- boo-boo
- breeze
- cash cow
- chops
- chutzpah / hutzpah
- collar
- cut and run
- cut the mustard
- drop dead
- dumb bunny
- gimme
- give a damn (about someone or something)
- give someone the slip
- go ape
- go cold turkey
- go fly a kite! / go chase yourself! / go climb a tree! / go jump in the lake!
- hatchet job
- hit the ceiling / hit the roof
- hot seat
- Joe Six-Pack / Joe Sixpack
- knock someone's socksoff
- lemon
- loose cannon
- magic bullet
- Mickey Mouse
- Mr. Clean
- Mr. Fix It
- party pooper
- run off at the mouth
- schmooze / schmoose
- shoot the breeze
- sing
- spill one's guts
- spin doctor
- take someone to the cleaners / take someone to the cleaner's
- the real McCoy
- the shit hits the fan
- throw / knock someone for a loop
- tie the knot
- wild card
- yuck / yuk