Idioms
over spilt milk
You shouldn't dwell on
your problems/your past.
Sth that is a lie is far from
the truth.
cold
bitterly cold
If you have a hunch, you h ave a gut
feeling.
Where there's a will
there's a way.
You come in for
criticism.
If you don't want to take risks you play
it safe.
moved
deeply moved
A person who gives money to entrepreneurs to start a project is a venture
capitalist.
Whoever laughs last
laughs longer.
Am I getting through
to you?
of hand.
beneficial
entirely beneficial
If you make an understatement you put it
mildly.
Strike while
the iron's hot.
a list.
If you do sth regularly, you do it on a
regular basis.
aware
painfully aware
A business that makes a lot of money is a money-
spinner.
Don't count your chickens
before they hatch.
If a text mentions sth briefly it thouches
on it.
If a group of people can't agree on an issue, they are deeply
divided on it.
qualified
highly qualified
If you spend bank money that you don't have, you run an
overdraft.