Idiomatic Expressions II

Barking up the wrong tree Look in the wrong place or accuse the wrong person

Be a good catch Be someone worth marrying or having

Beat around the bush Avoid the main topic or not speak directly about the issue

Drive someone up the wall To irritate or annoy very much

Get out of hand Lose control of things

Give the benifit of the doubt Believe someone’s statement, without proof

Hear on the grapevine Hear a rumor or unconfirmed story

Hit the books Study very hard

Judge a book by its cover Judge someone or something based solely on appearance

Kill two birds with one stone Solve two problems at once or with one action

Make a long story short Come to the point

Miss the boat Miss the opportunity to do something

Once in a blue moon When something rarely ever happens

Piece of cake When something is extremely easy to do

Pull yourself together Calm down and act normally

Sell somebody out Snitch on someone or let their secret out

Step up your game Start performing better

See eye to eye Agreeing with someone

To feel under the weather To not feel well

Break a leg Good luck

No pain no gain You have to work hard for something you want

Bite the bullet Decide to do something unpleasant that you have to do

Giving someone the cold shoulder To ignore someone

Hold your horses Wait and be patient

Horse around Play roughly

A little bird told me You heard something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named)

Monkey see, monkey do Silly or unintelligent people tend to copy each other's actions

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