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1. a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
2. Apprehend someone in the course of wrongdoing, as in The boys were trying to steal a car and the police caughtthem red-handed, or He tried to cheat on the exam, but his teacher walked in and caught him in the act. The first term referred to blood on a murderer's hands and originally signified only that crime.
3. To have a green thumb means to have a special skill for gardening and the ability to make plants grow well.
4. to avoid intimacy or familiarity with something - to avoid intimacy or familiarity with someone - to distance yourself from a person - to distance yourself from an organization - to distance yourself from an issue - to avoid becoming connected with something - to avoid becoming connected with someone.
5. Metaphorically speaking, to open a can of worms is to examine or attempt to solve some problem, only to inadvertently complicate it and create even more trouble. Literally speaking,opening a can of worms, as most fishermen can attest, can also mean more trouble than you bargained for.
6. Also, a bolt out of the blue. A sudden, unexpected event. For example, Bill's dropping his life insurance was a bolt from the blue for his wife. This metaphoric term alludes to totally unforeseen lightning or thunder from a cloudless (blue) sky.
7. to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows that one is proud or too proud. He had a very successful year and has every right to blow his own trumpet.
8. Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means "divulge," a usage dating from the 1500s.
9. To get/have butterflies in yourstomach" is an idiomatic expression that means you are anxious and have a nervous feeling in your stomach. Here's an example: I used to getbutterflies in my stomach before school tests.
10. working together, often to do something dishonest: It was rumoured at the time that some of the gangs were working hand in glove with the police. Acting, being or existing together.
11. a way of asking what someone else is thinking. a request to somebody who lost in consideration to share his or her thoughts. used for wanting to know what another person is thinking, usually because they have not spoken for a some time.
12. At theDrop of a Hat' you mean that something is. happening instantly, without any delay. Example of use: “We're all packed and ready to go; we can leave at the drop of a hat.
13. It's yourresponsibility now; it's up to you. For example, I've done all I can; now theball's in your court. This term comes from tennis, where it means it is the opponent's turn to serve or return theball, and has been transferred to other activities.
14. To be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad when someone has left. After his mother-in-law stayed for two weeks, he was glad to see the back of her.
2. Apprehend someone in the course of wrongdoing, as in The boys were trying to steal a car and the police caughtthem red-handed, or He tried to cheat on the exam, but his teacher walked in and caught him in the act. The first term referred to blood on a murderer's hands and originally signified only that crime.
3. To have a green thumb means to have a special skill for gardening and the ability to make plants grow well.
4. to avoid intimacy or familiarity with something - to avoid intimacy or familiarity with someone - to distance yourself from a person - to distance yourself from an organization - to distance yourself from an issue - to avoid becoming connected with something - to avoid becoming connected with someone.
5. Metaphorically speaking, to open a can of worms is to examine or attempt to solve some problem, only to inadvertently complicate it and create even more trouble. Literally speaking,opening a can of worms, as most fishermen can attest, can also mean more trouble than you bargained for.
6. Also, a bolt out of the blue. A sudden, unexpected event. For example, Bill's dropping his life insurance was a bolt from the blue for his wife. This metaphoric term alludes to totally unforeseen lightning or thunder from a cloudless (blue) sky.
7. to talk about oneself or one's achievements especially in a way that shows that one is proud or too proud. He had a very successful year and has every right to blow his own trumpet.
8. Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means "divulge," a usage dating from the 1500s.
9. To get/have butterflies in yourstomach" is an idiomatic expression that means you are anxious and have a nervous feeling in your stomach. Here's an example: I used to getbutterflies in my stomach before school tests.
10. working together, often to do something dishonest: It was rumoured at the time that some of the gangs were working hand in glove with the police. Acting, being or existing together.
11. a way of asking what someone else is thinking. a request to somebody who lost in consideration to share his or her thoughts. used for wanting to know what another person is thinking, usually because they have not spoken for a some time.
12. At theDrop of a Hat' you mean that something is. happening instantly, without any delay. Example of use: “We're all packed and ready to go; we can leave at the drop of a hat.
13. It's yourresponsibility now; it's up to you. For example, I've done all I can; now theball's in your court. This term comes from tennis, where it means it is the opponent's turn to serve or return theball, and has been transferred to other activities.
14. To be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad when someone has left. After his mother-in-law stayed for two weeks, he was glad to see the back of her.
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