Idioms
- all ears
Please tell me your problem. I'm all ears.
Stop beating around the bush. Tell me what happened to my car.
- clear the air
A: Are you and your wife still angry at each other?
B: No. We cleared the air.
Somboon is down in the dumps because he lost his job.
- eager beaver
- get on one's nerves
- hit the books
A: I want to study at
B: Well, you need to hit the books every night.
- in line for
- jump the gun
A: Do you think I should ask my girlfriend to marry me?
- make a mountain out of a mole hill ทำให้เรื่องเล็กน้อยให้เป็นเรื่องใหญ่โต, เกินความจริง
The problem is not serious. he is just making a mountain out of a mole hill.
A: Do you ever go dancing?
- pull strings
I didn't have to serve in the army because my father pulled some strings.
- a quick learner
A: Your son figured out the game without any problems.
B: He's a quick learner.
- read between the lines
- serve someone right
B: That serves him right because he rides like a maniac.
- tell a white lie
A: What did you say when Sally asked your opinion of her new dress?
B: I couldn't tell her that it is ugly so I told a white lie.