C1 Idioms 2

a hat trick

• Winning three elections / Scoring three goals in one game

• Something impressive done by a magician

to miss the boat

• to avoid taking a good chance because you don't care

• to fail to take an opportunity because you didn't act quickly enough

Keep me posted!

• Make sure someone has enough to eat and drink

• Give someone up-to-date information

You have guts!

• You're very intelligent!

• You are courageous!

She sold her soul for that new post.

• She did something against her beliefs.

• She mixed her personal life with her working life.

That book? Like watching paint dry...

• It's very difficult.

• It's very boring.

This rule is set in stone.

• It's extremely old.

• It can't be changed or altered.

In a nutshell, ...

• this expression is followed by a summary

• this expression is followed by a negative comment

Don't hold your breath!

• Don't expect something good to happen.

• Don't expect to sell something immediately.

That team-building activity became a rat race.

• a wild party

• an aggressive competition