IDIOMS -3

Look at the slides; the definitions of the Idioms and the example sentences, and note the usage of them.

Definition; to suddenly feel too nervous to do something you had planned to do
eg, The wedding is tomorrow and you're getting
cold feet.

Cold Feet

Definition; If something happens out of the blue, it happens unexpectedly.
eg, They moved abroad out of the blue.

Out Of The Blue

Definition: Something that rings a bell sounds familiar to you.
eg, I'm sorry, that name doesn't ring a bell.

Ring A Bell

Definition: to do something that makes people feel more relaxed with each other.
eg, He tried to break the ice by telling a joke.

Break The Ice

Definition; to be having a lot of success or good luck.

eg, Our football team is on a roll.
We've won five games in a row.

On A Roll

Definition; to make more effort than is expected of you.
eg, If you want to improve your English, you have to go the extra mile.

Go The Extra Mile

Definition; used to say that time passes very quickly.

eg, Time flies when you're having fun.

Time Flies!

Definition; something that seems bad/unlucky at first,
but that you later realize is a good thing.
eg, Losing his job was a blessing in disguise, he got a better job.

Blessing In Disguise

Definition; to lose control and not act in a calm way
eg, When I heard "fire", I lost my head.
He usually stays quite calm in meetings but this time he just lost his head.

Lost One's Head

Definition; If something is not your cup of tea, you don't like it.
eg, Playing computer games is not my cup of tea.

Not One's Cup of Tea