As blind as a bat

Idioms

Unit 74 Idioms and fixed expressions - general

Has seen better days – it is rather old and broken down; usually of things, always perfect tense form.

Do take the weight off your feet. – sit down.

Get the wrong end of the stick – misunderstand

Pull a fast one – trick/deceive somebody

Poke your nose in (to) – interfere

Be over the moon – extremely happy/elated

Feel down in the dumps – depressed/low

Be in the red – have a negative bank balance

As daft as a brush – very stupid/silly

Take the biscuit – is the extreme / the worst of all

A pain in the neck – a nuisance / difficult person

To make a meal out of everything – exaggerate the importance of everything

Make a move – go/leave

Be on the make – wanting money/power for oneself

Barking up the wrong tree – be mistaken

A drop in the ocean – tiny contribution compared with what is needed

Pie in the sky – big promises that will never materialise

Drop a clanger – say something inappropriate/embarrassing – попасть впросак.

Got enough on my plate - have more than enough work

Flew off the handle – loose one’s temper – выйти из себя.

A real chip off the old block – like one's parents/grandparents – весь в отца.

A shot in the dark – a wild guess

Springs to mind – приходит в голову

Flies in the face – противоречит

It just goes to show – еще раз показывает

You're sitting pretty – хорошо устроился

Leaves a lot to be desired – оставляет желать лучшего

Be in a fix

Child’s play

Rough and ready

Be up to it

Hold your tongue

Be out of sorts

Hold your horses

A fool's errand

Odds and ends stay mum

Give or take

To hit the sack – go to bad

Kid’s stuff – simple, too easy

Down and out – without money or property, living or sleeping in the street

Unit 75 Everyday expressions

As I was saying – takes the conversation back to an earlier point

As I/you say – repeats and confirms something someone has already said

Talking of – starting a new topic but linking it to the present one

If you ask me – if you want my opinion (even if no-one has asked for it)

That reminds me – something in the conversation reminds you of something important

Come to think of it – something in the conversation makes you realise there may be a problem/query about something

This is it. – this is an important point – это важно, вот на что надо обратить внимание.

That's it. – that's the last thing, we've finished – на этом все.

We talked about this and that, or this, that and the other. – various unimportant matters – о том, о сем.

So, that's that, then. – that is agreed, settled, finalized – решено.

If the worst comes to the worst - if the situation gets very bad indeed – в худшем, крайнем случае.

If all else fails - if nothing else succeeds то одно, то другое, навалилось.

What with one thing and another - because of a lot of different circumstances

When it comes to … – in the matter of … – что касается, когда дело доходит до…

As far as I'm concerned – as far as it affects me / from my point of view

As luck would have it – as a result of bad luck – к сожалению, как на зло, к несчастью

Here and now, right now – immediately; also used to emphasise your point

Now then smth – attract attention because you're going to say something

Now and then, every now and then – occasionally

Unit 76

As dead as a doornail – totally dead

As quiet as a mouse

As blind as a bat

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