Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Idiom (1)

Down-to-Earth: practical and simple

For the birds: bad idea; worthless; stupid

Get one's kicks: to do something for fun or excitement

Go banana: to becoming excited

Have a ball: to have a lot of fun

Let something out of the bag: to reveal a secret

Don't desert me: don't leave me alone

Grew on someone: to gradually become better liked by someone
I didn't like him at first, but he is grew on me.

Early bird<--->Night owl
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
The early bird catches the worm.

Cream of the crop: the best of the group

Give someone a shot: give someone a chance

Go to great pains: special effort
You went to great pains to prepare those delicious food.

Have something down cold:
to know something very well

Judge a book by its cover: form an opinion based on appearance

On the ball: clever, capable and efficient

Once in a blue moon: rarely, not often

One in a million: special, unique, unusual




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