IDIOMS 1
__________, the alarm went off.
All of a sudden
I don't understand why you did that _______________.
at all
The babysitter made sure that everything was __________ before the parents returned.
under control
All of a sudden, the lights went out.
You've just won 100 points.
We're planning a surprise party for him, and he doesn't ______________________.
have a clue.
I don't ________________ about what she was talking about.
have a clue
I need to do my work ___________. Can you please close the door?
in peace
She doesn't have nothing against using email, but she would rather write letters.
She has nothing against using email, but she would rather write letters.
behaving in a polite, proper, or correct way that is approved by others
well-behaved
____________ is that nothing is forever and we have to appreciate each day.
The bottom line
She has no problem ________________ all the mess in her house. She is very relaxed about it.
putting up with
We stayed in a boring little town. There was _________ to do on Saturday night.
nothing at all
Bottom line is that life is short.
The bottom line is that life is short.
to behave badly, improperly, or in a way that is not acceptable to other people
misbehave
I don't want to __________________ doing all this research for nothing.
go through the trouble of
You always drive. _____________ , I would like to drive.
For once
When is teacher Marina's birthday?
Use an idiom to answer this question.
I have no clue.
I don't have a clue.
I don't know at all
We liked the concert at all.
We didn't like the concert at all.
to speak to or criticize someone in an angry way because you disapprove of their behavior or believe they have done something wrong or misbehaved
scold
to scold
The police came because the crowd was __________.
out of control
I don't mind dogs. I ___________________ them. But I would never have one.
have nothing against
Do you miss teacher Marina?
Use an idiom to answer the question.
Not at all.
We / I don't miss her at all.
He went through the trouble of get ready for the picnic, but then it rained.
He went thorugh the trouble of getting ready for the picnic, but then it rained.
Involves crying, screaming, shouting, kicking, stamping feet, or throwing oneself on the ground.
tantrum
have a tantrum
throw a tantrum