(BWI-A13) Destination: Idioms - Semster 5
Idioms Destination Unit 10, 12, 14, 16
Idioms Destination Unit 10, 12, 14, 16
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Cartes-fiches
used as a critism of someone when they say things they should not
tell the truth about something that you have kept secret
understand the basic meaning
talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it
understand something completly wrong
promise to do something
the way in which informations spreads quickliy from one person to another through conversation
regularly give someone information about something they are interested in, for example how a situation is changing or developing
keep something secret
tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do
provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way
tell someone in authority about bad things that someone else has done, becauce you want them to be punished
an event such as a flood, lightning or an earthquake that is produced by natural forces, and that people have no control over
used for saying that something always happens or someone always does something despite bad weather or difficult conditions
having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money
be chosen to do something unpleasant
be good at growing plants
alow something to develop without trying to influence it
used for emphasing that there is no reason or explanation for something
happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem connected with anything that happened before
used for saying people have limited control over what life brings them
used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you
a very small amount that will not have much effect
if a person or business breaks even, they neither make a profit nor lose money
not reach a particular level or fail to achieve something you were trying to do
equal, or two equal parts
share the cost of something with someone so that you each pay 50%
used for saying that you canot choose between two things or actions because they are equal
try to be as rich, successful, etc as your neighbours
very small, because you were very young
obtain money, especially by acting dishonestly
including every part of a particular thing, situation, place, etc
used for saying that two things are equally good or bad
large sum/amount
a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home
something that makes a place look less attractive, for example an ugly building
area surrounding a large city where many people who work in that city live
unpleasant part of a city where there are a lot of ugly buildings close togheter
used for saying that you are happy to be back in your own home
in an area far from the town or city
