Please…don’t give up
so early…we mustn’t
take the election
lying down~!
I can’t…… She’s
gained the upper
hand~! What can I do
now? She has gone
over big already, but
I…… I……
Yes, yes, he will
just fall by the
wayside.
Hahahaha I hold all
the cards, how can
Terry competitive with
me?!
• Gain the upper hand
• Go over big
• Take something lying down
• Hold all the cards
• Fall by the wayside
Gain the upper hand
• [Usage]
If somebody is at a better position, then
you can say: He gains the upper hand
• [Example]
Japanese have long worried that they
were falling behind the West, now even
Koreans seem to have gained the upper
hand.
Go over big
• [Usage]
•
If somebody/something which is so welcome by
others, then you can say: He/It goes over big.
[Example]
Authentic Japanese cuisine, which is heavy on
the tofu and cold turnips, would not go over big
among Thais who are accustomed to some of
the world's spiciest dishes.
Take something lying down
• [Usage]
•
If something not good occurred on somebody,
and you think that he won’t resist or complain,
then you can say: He's going to take it lying
down.
[Example]
Will a killer asteroid hit the earth, eventually yes.
But we don't have to take it lying down. Already
astronomers are scanning the skies and
preparing to defend the planet.
Hold all the cards
• [Usage]
•
If somebody gain the upper hand at a special
situation, then you can say: He holds all the
cards.
[Example]
And yet praise for the administration is entirely
justified. After all, what should it have done?
The Chinese government held all the cards. It
had the crew and the plane.
Fall by the wayside
• [Usage]
If something has not yet been done but
somebody has already given up, the you
can say: He has fallen by the wayside.
• [Example]
With analysts predicting that Aegis will fall
by the wayside, attention has shifted to
other elements of the shopping list.
The next day, a
I don’t have
any
war
ofgood
words
points, but I will
do my
began
level best to deliver
the goods.
Vote for me~! I have a
whole plan of improving
our city~! Terry will do
nothing for you~!
• A war of words
• One’s level best
• Deliver the goods
A war of words
• [Usage]
•
If two people or two groups of people are
arguing because of different views, then you can
say: The two have a war of words.
[Example]
The two nations may be engaged in another war
of words before long. U.S. officials worry that a
meeting with Chinese officials scheduled for April
18 to discuss the collision will degenerate into a
shouting match.
One’s level best
• [Usage]
If you have done your best, then you can
say: I have done my level best.
• [Example]
He did his level best. He may have fallen
short on that day, but it wasn't criminal.
Deliver the goods
• [Usage]
If somebody has done what you wanted,
the you can say: He delivers the goods.
• [Example]
Japan's peacekeepers in Israel are welltrained, disciplined and prepared to deliver
the goods.
Hehe, you have
just given TerryAfter the election.
the cold shoulder.
I run the
show! I will
be the next
mayor ~!
I can’t……I will surely lose
just as what I have said
before…Sanna has just
picked me to pieces today~!!!
Don’t be so unhappy,
you have put teeth
into this .
• Run the show
• Give someone the cold shoulder
• Pick someone to pieces
• Put teeth into something
Run the show
• [Usage]
•
If somebody has the power of decision, then
you can say: He is running the show.
[Example]
American officials fear that nard-liners have
taken over in Beijing. But in the Chinese capital,
officials believe that Washington's military hawks
are now running the show.
Give someone the cold shoulder
• [Usage]
If somebody ignores you, then you can
say: He has been giving me the cold
shoulder.
• [Example]
Appealing to a broader public may mean
giving the cold shoulder to the some of
the party's staunchest supporters.
Pick someone to pieces
• [Usage]
If somebody points out your faults rudely,
the you can say: He picks me to pieces.
• [Example]
My father is negative, sour, pessimistic and
has always put me down in some way. I
have begged him to stop picking me to
pieces, but he can't seem to help himself.
Put teeth into something
• [Usage]
If you have put all your effort on
something, then you can say: I put my
teeth into it.
• [Example]
The case gave the Bush Administration a
welcome chance to put teeth into its
proclaimed interest in human rights.
Never in Terry’s wildest
dream, he has become
our next mayor!
YEAH~!
Never in one’s wildest dream
• [Usage]
If you have never thought of something,
but it comes true. You can use this idiom.
• [Example]
An actor may say: I never in my wildest
dreams thought I could become a movie
star.
Group Leader:
Chan Pak Shu, Pazu (4)
Members:
Chiu On Ki, Connie (8)
Chu Yik, Michael (11)
Lee Heung Wing, Wilson (22)
Lee Sanna (23)
Poon Ling San, Peter (29)
Ting Min, Terry (36)