IDIOMS 1
TO WORK HARD (woof)
Work like a dog
TO WAIT
(Not “bad” time)
All in good time
TO WORK LONG HOURS
Work 9-5 OR Work 24/7
TO BE FOR NOW/IN THE MEANTIME
Be for the time being
IMMEDIATELY
At the drop of a hat
TO WORK LONG HOURS
Work around the clock
IMMEDIATELY (hat)
At the drop of a hat
TO BE SOCIABLE
(What kind of person)
Be a people person
TO BE CONVINCING
Have the gift of the gab
SINCE A LONG TIME AGO
In donkey´s years
TO BE AN IMPORTANT PERSON
Be a big fish
TO BE AMBITIOUS
Be a go-getter
TO BE TIGHT/NOT LIKE SPENDING MONEY
(Cheap)
Be a cheapskate
TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING
(With your foot)
Foot the bill
A SMALL AMOUNT
A drop in the ocean
TO BE ABLE TO FIND CERTAIN THINGS WELL
Have an eye for
TO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY
Be pinching pennies
TO MEET HALF WAY
Go halves/50-50
TO EARN A LOT OF MONEY (FOR YOURSELF)
(In your pockets)
Line your pockets
TO BE EQUALLY GOOD OR BAD
(Think eggs)
Six of one, half a dozen of the other
TO BE UNDEMPLOYED
Be on the dole
NOT BE ENOUGH
Fall short
NO PROFIT BUT NO LOSS EITHER
Break even
TO EARN A LOT OF MONEY (FOR YOURSELF)
Line your pockets
USE THE INTERNET
(Giant waves)
Surf the net
TO BECOME FURIOUS
(Where electric power comes from)
Blow a fuse
TO REVEAL A SECRET
Let the cat out of the bag
IGNORE A SITUATION
Bury your head in the sand
TO SENSE SOMETHING IS WRONG
Smell a rat
BE CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE ELSE
Be under someone´s thumb
TO BE CURIOUS AND GET INTO TROUBLE
(Meow)
Curiosity killed the cat
THE PEOPLE IN CONTROL
The powers that be
TO DO THE SAME AS SOMEONE ELSE
Copy cat
TO BE SUSPICIOUS
Smell something fishy
TO NOT TAKE NOTICE OF SOMETHING
Turn a blind eye
TO USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE
Pull a few strings
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMETHING
(Upper digits)
Gain the upper hand
TO HELP WITH SOMETHING
Give a hand
TO OBSERVE SOMETHING
Keep an eye on sb
TO SLEEP FOR A SHORT TIME
Have a cat nap
TO GIVE PERMISSION
Give the green light
TO BE NOSY/ TO GOSSIP ABOUT SOMETHING
Be a busy body
TO THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING
Be a know it all
TO MAKE SOMETHING FUNCTION WELL
(Think clock)
To make something tick
TO BECOME FURIOUS
Blow a fuse
TO GIVE UP OR STOP DOING SOMETHING
Pull the plug
TO MAKE SOMETHING FUNCTION WELL
To make something tick
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