Friday, October 11, 2013

IDIOMS OCT-NOV

D

Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures: 
When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.

Drink like a fish: 
To drink very heavily.

Drive someone up the wall: 
To irritate and/or annoy very much.

Dropping Like Flies: 
A large number of people either falling ill or dying.

Dry Run: 
Rehearsal.

E

Eighty Six: 
A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.

Elvis has left the building: 
The show has come to an end. It's all over.

Ethnic Cleansing: 
Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: 
Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

Everything But The Kitchen Sink: 
Almost everything and anything has been included.

Excuse my French: 
Please forgive me for cussing.



F

Feeding Frenzy: 
An aggressive attack on someone by a group. 

Field Day: 
An enjoyable day or circumstance. 

Finding Your Feet: 
To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing. 

Finger lickin' good: 
A very tasty food or meal. 

Fixed In Your Ways: 
Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something. 

Flash In The Pan: 
Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end. 

Flea Market: 
A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy and sell inexpensive goods. 

Flesh and Blood: 
This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family. 

Flip The Bird: 
To raise your middle finger at someone. 

Foam at the Mouth: 
To be enraged and show it. 

Fools' Gold: 
Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold. 

French Kiss: 
An open mouth kiss where tongues touch. 

From Rags To Riches: 
To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.

Fuddy-duddy: 
An old-fashioned and foolish type of person. 



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