food
(a very nice person)
Joana, my new friend, is ...
Peach
( in debt, owing money)
Jennifer is ...
in the red
(almost never, very seldom)
Katie is so busy that she sees her sister Lola only....
once in a blue moon
(to begin a conversation with a stranger)
Lily is very shy. If she goes to a party where she doesn´t know anyone, he finds it very hard....
to break the ice
(something that is very easy to do)
This exercise is a ...
Piece of cake
(something that is not true but that causes no harm)
Ana´s mother asked her if she liked a shirt that she just bought it. Ana said yes, but in truth she hated it. To cause no harm Ana told a ...
a white lie
(small part of a larger problem)
Ron seems very unhappy. He says that he´s having trouble in school, but I think that´s only....
the tip of the iceberg
(sick)
Elizabeth was feeling ......., so she didn´t go to work.
under the weather
(to go crazy, very upset)
My dog was destroying my home, and because of that was ...
nuts
(the okay to start something)
Me and Jonas received …. to start our first project together.
the green light
(honest and direct, sensible and practical)
Sally is always willing to give advice, and her advice is usually valuable. She´s ....
down-to-earth
(to rain very hard)
It must be ............. outside. The rain´s pounding on the roof.
raining cats and dogs
(in trouble)
Lily is ….., because she stole the teachers bag pack
in a pickle
(to feel sad)
Eustacia was …. because her cat died.
feeling blue
(out of trouble or difficulty)
He was very ill, but he´s getting better. He´s ....
out of the woods
(talking a lot but never doing what one says)
Many politicians are .......
They make promises, but they don´t keep them.
full of hot air
(suspicious, not right or honest)
When I went home from the police station, I saw something.....
fishy
(jealous of someone else´s good fortune)
Yasmin is ….., because Lina is a better actress than hergreen with envy
(getting too old)
I used to run five miles a day without a problem. Now I have trouble running just two miles. I must be getting ....
over the hill
(having a lot of work to do)
I have to stay late at the office tonight and finish some things because i´m ........... with work.
Snowed under