Common idioms 1
It's really easy.
It's a piece of cake.
Someone who loves reading books is...
a bookworm.
start doing an activity
take up
beautiful
beautiful
“I'll be back.” -The Terminator, 1984
Arnie said that he would be back.
It's driving me up the wall!
It's extremely annoying!
When you're really stressed, exercise helps you to....
let off steam.
invent, create
come up with
foreign
foreign
“You can't handle the truth!” -A Few Good Men, 1992
He said that they couldn't handle the truth.
It cost an arm and a leg.
It was really expensive.
It's time to turn over a new leaf.
It's time to change (your life, your habits).
respect and admire
look up to
professional
professional
“Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night.” -All About Eve, 1950
(Eve told...)
Eve told them to fasten their seatbelts because it was going to be a bumpy night.
I'm extremely happy!
I'm over the moon.
When you speak off the cuff, you...
improvise.
address or deal with a topic
touch on
accommodation
accommodation
“My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.” -Forrest Gump, 1994
Forrest said that his mama had always said that life was like a box of chocolates, and that you never knew what you were going to get.
The special effects were out of this world.
incredible, amazing, wonderful
As they say, don't judge someone until you've....
... walked a mile in their shoes.
start to really like
take to
embarrass
embarrass
“Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" -Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937
The evil queen asked her magic mirror who the fairest one of all was.