Vocabulary | Tanguy Marme-Ruetsch English Idioms : A hot potato A poker face All that glitters isn’t gold Ball is in your court Barking up the wrong tree Beat around the bush Burn the midnight oil Butterflies in the stomach Can’t judge a book by its cover Cat got your tongue? Caught between two stools Costs an arm and a leg Curiosity killed the cat Cut corners Draw the line Easier said than done Elvis has left the building Feel a bit under the weather Get something off your chest Hit the books In hot water It’s pouring (down) Last straw Let’s get the ball rolling Lose your marbles Monkey see, monkey do On the ball Once in a blue moon Pale/white as a sheet/ghost Piece of cake Put a lid on it! Rome wasn’t built in one day Scared stiff/to death Sick and tired Take it easy Time heals all wounds To give goose bumps/the creeps To lend a hand To look like a million dollars To lose your shirt To not see the woods for the trees To take to my heels / Run for my heels An issue which many people are talking about A face with no expression Not everything is as wonderful as it seems It is up to you to make the next decision/step Looking in the wrong place / Accusing the wrong person Not speaking directly about the issue To work late into the night To be nervous Cannot judge sth primarily on appearance Can’t you speak? Difficult to choose between two alternatives When sth is very expensive Being curious can lead you into an unpleasant situation When sth is done badly to save money To know the point where sth goes from okay to not okay Not as easy as it appears to be The show has come to an end Feel slightly ill To admit sth/you have done wrong To study, prepare for class Being in trouble It’s raining hard (a lot) The final problem of a series of problems Let’s start now! To go crazy/insane When everyone follows and does the same thing! When someone understands the situation well Once in a while, occasionally To have a very pale/white face A job/task that is easy or simple Be quiet! It might take a long time to achieve sth great To be scared of sth/a situation To be bothered or annoyed by Relax With time, sadness will pass To be very afraid of sth/a situation To help sb To look great, to be very well dressed To lose all or most of your money To be so involved with the details that you don’t get the most important facts To run fast, to escape a situation Vocabulary | Tanguy Marme-Ruetsch You have a one-track mind You always think about the same (one) thing!
