Body Parts -Idioms
It was really difficult to keep a straight ______; he looked so silly.
It was really difficult to keep a straight face; he looked so silly.
To carry on.
To carry on: to continue.
He takes _____ his father, who's also really musical.
He takes after his father, who's also really musical.
A live performance by a musician or group.
G.....
A live performance by a musician or group.
GIG
My father and I don't see ____ to _____. Perhaps our relationship will improve when I leave home.
My father and I don't see eye to eye. Perhaps our relationship will improve when I leave home.
To work out.
To work out: to calculate, to develop, to train, to solve.
His career took ____ as soon as he won the prize and now he's really successful.
His career took off as soon as he won the prize and now he's really successful.
Thoughtful
He's always _________________ it. He just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. (foot)
He's always putting his foot in it. He just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.
To talk (someone) into.
To talk (someone) into: to persuade.
I gave up the piano and took _____ the saxophone instead.
I gave up the piano and took up the saxophone instead.
Used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone else's suffering.
Mark is a very __________ person.
Mark is a very SYMPATHETIC person.
A phrase that means "to change your mind".
I'm beginning to change my mind about the whole idea.
I'm beginning to get cold feed about the whole idea.
To break into.
To break into: to enter a place (usually illegally)
He finally took _____ my invitation to join the band.
He finally took up my invitation to join the band.
Something that is very cheap, usually temporarily.
A BARGAIN
A phrase that means "to understand/accept an idea"
The hardest part was getting their heads around doing a 900-mile journey.
TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND SOMETHING
To put (someone) off.
To put (someone) off: to discourage.
Tom took _____ as the band's manager when Sam left.
Tom took over as the band's manager when Sam left.
A synonym for "disadvantages"
DRAWBACKS