Idioms
"off with his head"
Kill him
"If? Thou protector of this damnèd strumpet, talk'st thou to me of "ifs"? Thou art a traitor—Off with his head." — Richard III
"Forever and a day"
For a very long time and more.
"Now tell me how long you would have her after you have possessed her." — Rosalind
"Forever and a day" — Orlando
"It's high time..."
It should have been done already
Brad is such a liar but his girlfriend believes everything he says. Love is blind/ deaf/ foolish.
Love is blind.
gossip
talk about other people, usually behind their back
"fair play"
respect for the rules of a game
"Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle, and I would call it fair play." — Miranda
"break the ice"
do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or when people meet for the first time.
"Cold-blooded"
without emotion or pity
“Thou cold-blooded slave, hast thou not spoke like thunder on my side, been sworn my soldier, bidding me depend upon thy stars, thy fortune and thy strength, and dost thou now fall over to my fores?” – Constance
I don't want to see him ever again! Send him away/ to hell/ packing.
Send him packing!
slight or indirect indication or suggestion.
"Wild goose chase"
a foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable.
"Nay, if our wits run the wild-goose chase, I am done, for thou hast more of the wild-goose in one of thy wits than, I am sure, I have in my whole five. Was I with you there for the goose?" -Mercutio
"Melted into thin air"
To disappear suddenly, leaving no traces
The Tempest, Act 4 Scene 1
'The world is my oyster"
I can achieve whatever I want to in life
-The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 2 Scene 2
I forgot about my mum's birthday but what's done is finished/ over/ done.
What's done is done.
negotiate
find a way over or through an obstacle by discussion
"He is in stitches"
He is laughing
"Green-eyed monster"
jealousy
"All that glitters isn't gold"
Things are not as good as they appear to be
-The Merchant of Venice, Act 2 Scene 7
My mum found out I got an F in Maths. I am in a(n) carrot/ pickle/ onion.
in a pickle
dawn
the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise
"You've got to be cruel to be kind"
something that you say when you do something to someone that will upset them now because you think it will help them in the future.
"Good riddance"
said to express relief at being free of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing.
"Be all and end all"
The most important part of something.
Tell me everything! I want the naked/ ugly/ whole truth!
Naked truth
dishearten
cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence