IDIOMS 10-12
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| 🇬🇧 | 🇬🇧 |
| Very close to sth | A stone's throw (away/from) |
| In a straight line (used for measuring distance) | As the crow flies |
| Go straight forward without turning, do what you think is right | Follow your nose |
| Tell the truth about sth that you have kept secret | Come clean (about sth) |
| A long way from any town/city | In the middle of nowhere |
| Understand the basic meaning | Get/catch sb's drift |
| Become confused about where you are and where other things are | Lose your bearings |
| Talk to sb about sth that has been worrying you , so you feel better about it | Get sth off your chest |
| Go towards someone/ sth in the quickest and most direct way | Make a beeline for |
| Understand sth completely wrongly | Get the wrong end of the stick |
| Away from populated areas/ areas populated with tourists | Off the beaten track |
| Promise to do sth | Give sb your word |
| Way in which information spreads quickly from one to another through conversation | (hear sth) on/through the grapevine |
| Suddenly stop, e.g because you're surprised | Stop dead in your tracks |
| Follow a path that is quicker and shorter than usual way | Take a short cut to |
| Regularly give someone information about sth they are interested in (how situation is changing/developing) | Keep sb posted |
| Keep sth secret | Keep sth under your hat |
| Follow a longer path than the usual one bcs it's more attractive | Take the scenic route |
| Tell people exactly what you are thinking / what you're intending to do | Lay/put your cards on the table |
| Tell sb in authority about bad things that sb else has done, because you want them to be punished | Tell tales |
| An event such as flood, lightning/ earthquake that is produced by natural forces and that people have no control over | An act of God |
| Used for saying that sth always happens/ sb always does sth despite bad weather/ difficult conditions | Come rain or shine |
| Having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money | Down on your luck |
| Be chosen to do sth unpleasant | Draw the short straw |
| Be good at growing plants | Have green fingers |
| Allow sth to develop without trying to influence it | Let nature take its course |
| Used for emphasising that there is no reason or explanation for sth | No rhyme or reason |
| Happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected and doesn't seem connected with anything that happened before | Out of the blue |
| Used for saying poeple have limited control over what life brings them | The luck of the draw |