Idioms
Unexpectedly, without warning.
You'll never guess what happened last night. My ex-boyfriend from high school called me, totally ___________.
What is out of the blue?
To stop holding on to or worrying about something.
What is to let (something) go?
Sounding strange and unpleasant because of changes in the shape of the sound wave.
When the music was turned up to full volume, the sound was awfully _______.
What is distorted?
To copy someone's voice, movements or behaviour
What is to mimic?
Which artist famously bit the head off a bat during a concert in 1982?
Who is Ozzy Osbourne?
To explain a process or task to someone step-by-step, ensuring they understand each part.
Can you _________ how to set up this new software?
What is walk (someone) through (something)?
To contact someone, especially to offer support.
What is to reach out (to someone).
A synonym for calming.
In the 90s, people went crazy for Enya's ______ new-age music.
What is soothing?
To remember.
A: Where were you the night of your wife's murder?
B: I can't _______.
What is to recall?
In Parks and Recreation, what is the name of the fictional Indiana town where the series takes place?
What is Pawnee?
To help explain or clarify something.
The journalist's investigation helped ______________________ the corruption scandal that had remained hidden for years.
What is to shine/shed some light on?
To reduce the amount of something.
He's trying to _______ on sugar.
What is to cut back (on something)?
Unwise, foolish, not carefully considered.
Making jokes during a serious board meeting was an __________ move.
What is ill-advised?
What is heighten?
Which singer was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Who is Lady Gaga?
To be removed or excluded from the final version of a movie, book, project, or plan.
What is end up on the cutting-room floor?
To gradually disappear or become weaker.
The effects of the morphine seem to be ______.
As an adjective: Describes things, ideas, or behaviors that are bizarre, quirky, or atypical
As a noun: Refers to a strange or peculiar individual.
He used to be a real _____ back in high school.
What is oddball?
To perform music in a public place, usually for money
What is to busk?
What unusual instrument is prominently featured in the Beach Boys' song Good Vibrations?
What is the theremin?
To do something with full force or energy.
Spinal Tap turned the amp up to 11 and then they ______________.
What is to let it rip?
To save for later, to reserve.
Her parents have some money ________ for her college education.Too strong, too bright, or too loud.
The changing room lights are too ______.
What is harsh?
To move from side to side in an uncomfortable way because you are embarrassed, nervous, or in pain.
What is squirm?
What was the original purpose of bubble wrap when it was invented?
It was originally designed to be textured wallpaper.
(In 1957, engineers Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes sealed two plastic shower curtains together in a machine to trap air pockets and create a novel wall covering)