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Idiom Meaning
A very dangerous situation in which an
An accident waiting to happen
accident is very likely
Something that you say which means that
Actions speak louder than words which you do is more important than what
you say
The person who someone loves the most
The apple of somebody’s eyes
and is very proud of
A view of something from a high position
A bird’s-eye view
looking down
In black and white In writing or in print
At the eleventh hour Just in time
Something that seems to be a problem at
A blessing in disguise
first, but that has good results in the end
To have plans or dreams that are not likely
Build castles in the air
to come true
To stop an argument and become friends
Bury the hatchet
again
Crocodile tears To pretend to be sad about something
To accept and deal with criticism or
Face the music
punishment for something you have done
A person who can do many different types
A jack of all trades of work, but who perhaps does not do them
very well
To make a decision about somebody/
Jump to conclusions something too quickly, before you know or
have thought about all the facts
To be unable to take advantage of something
Miss the boat
because you are too late
Once in a blue moon Very rarely
A feeling or understanding that an event is
A sense of occasion
important or special
To suspect that something is wrong about
Smell a rat
a situation
A lot of anger or worry about something
A storm in a teacup
that is not important
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