Idioms 1
Just g_____ me a s______ - have a try at sth.
give me a shot
There is n__ p_____ like h_____ - the best venue of all places.
no place like home
Liking or craving for sweets - a s________ t________.
a sweet tooth
Unique or special - o___ of a k____
one of a kind
To spend time doing nothing in particular - to k_____ t_____.
to kill time
A p_______ e_______ is someone or something people hate.
a public enemy
It is past the time when sth should have happened - it´s h_____ t_______.
It´s high time
A lazy and inactive person - a c_________ p_______
a couch potato
To leave your parents´ home and start living somewhere else - to l____ the n_____.
to leave the nest
To memorise sth perfectly - l_____ by h______.
learn by heart.
a h__________ n__________ is a person or a thing that has become widely popular.
A household name
Have a lot of energy and enthusiasm - f____ of b_____.
full of beans
Sb or sth that is very annoying - a p____ in the n_____.
a pain in the neck
Means never - under no circumstances - not in a m_________ y_______.
Not in a million years.
Very quickly - in the b_____ of an e_____
In the blink of an eye
A book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly - a p____ t______.
A page turner
Sb who brings disgrace to a family - a b______ s_______.
A black sheep
To know sth/ sb very well - know sth/sb i_______ o____.
to know sth/ sb inside out
A nosy person who listens to other people´s conversations - to have b____ e_____s
to have big ears.
To be very calm - c____ as a c__________.
cool as a cucumber
A person who is very clever and is interested only in studying an e_ _h_ _ d.
An egghead
To exaggerate a minor problem - to m_____ a m_______ out of a m________.
to make a mountain out of a molehill
To know important people who can help you get what you want - have f_____ in h____ p____s.
have friends in high places.
To do sth or say the opposite of what most people are doing or saying - to go a______ the f_____
To go against the flow
A period of great happiness, prosperity and achievement.
Golden age