Idioms

The idiom for something EASY is "a piece of ..............."

To say that something will never happen:

• when my mum flies

• when flies fly

• when pigs fly

• when flies pigs

Two idioms for loads of rain can be:

• to rain cats and dogs

• to rain buckets

• as right as rain

• come rain or shine

SB who spends a lot of time reading is a BOOK________

to go out and enjoy yourself (=VYHODIT SI Z KOPÝTKA)

• paint the town blue

• paint the town red

• paint the town orange

• paint the town black

When something happens, you cannot change it, but you are still sad about it, you are ______________OVER SPILLED/SPILT MILK

• lamenting

• crying

• yelling

• screaming

to reveal secret information

• spill the beans!

• spill the milk!

• to have ants in the pants

• to ring a bell

To be really happy = to be on

• cloud nine

• sun ten

• cloud seven

• a piece of cake

A problem/thing obvious to everyone, but nobody wants to talk about it

• ants in the pants

• elephant in the room

• to play with fire

• to promise SB the moon

When you invest money, you should not

• put all your eggs in one basket

• be a bookworm

• rain cats and dogs