EE Idioms 1.13

Right before the dawn, the British military had been waiting for zero hour to start the operation against the terrorists.

Sophia is a dab hand at cooking.

Emma is the bright spark of the school – she scored the highest marks in the class.

Harry was thrown in the deep end when he had to arrange the dinner alone.

There is nothing left of the town but the bare bones—a couple of stores, a church, and a few houses.

I really put my foot in it when I asked her about her job. I didn't know she had just been fired.

It seemed like an innocent remark, but it set off a tempest in a teapot / storm in a teacup.

The whole town was quick to jump on the bandwagon when people began to realize the home team would win the championship.

After a very hard-working day, she zonked out.

Wait till we get the report; don't jump to conclusions.