Idioms
Putting the Cart Before the Horse
It means that you are rushing into something without thinking or acting thoughtfully. It means you’re doing something out of order.
“Investing in company X before doing your research is really putting the cart before the horse.”
Alabama
Montgomery
Potassium
K
Gravitational force increases as distance increases.
T
F
F
Playing Hardball
Playing hardball means that you’re not going to take it easy, that you’re going to use every tactic you can to win.
“I want that deal to get done and I’m not afraid to play hardball.”
Idaho
Boise
Lithium
Li
Gravitational force increases as distance increases.
T
F
T
Piece of Cake
it means that it’s easy. It has absolutely nothing to do with actual cake.
Example:
“Can you get this project done by Friday?”
“Sure I can, it’s a piece of cake.”
Kansas
Topeka
Calcium
Ca
Scientists express force by using a unit called the:
Joule (J)
Newton (N)
Kg/m
2
Hit the Nail on the Head
If you’ve hit the nail on the head, then you’ve captured something precisely. You understand or have done something exactly right
“That’s right, Amanda, you’ve hit the nail on the head.”
Iowa
Des Moise
Carbon
C
All of these are examples of contact forces EXCEPT
Friction
Buoyant force
Gravity
3
Costs an Arm and a Leg
Before you start worrying that Americans chop off limbs to pay for things, understand that this idiom just means that something is really expensive.
Example:
“Going on Spring Break in Mexico costs an arm and a leg.”
Maine
Augusta
Neon
Ne
When the buoyant force pushing up on an object is equal to the force of gravity pushing down on the object, the object will sink.
T
F
F