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1. Idiom: Hands are tied
You say
that your hands are tied if you are prevented from doing something because you
don’t have the power or authority to do it:
- I would
like to help you to get planning permission to build a windmill, but my hands
are tied.
2. Idiom: Gut feeling.
Your gut
feeling concerns the impression that your subconscious has about a person or
situation. You don’t know why you feel the way you do, but you feel confident
that your opinion is correct.
- I have a
terrible gut feeling about that Goblin. He just doesn’t seem like boyfriend
material.
3. Idiom: Head start
You have a
head start if you start a task or event ahead of all others. If you have a head
start, you are considered to have an advantage.
- I have
already prepared my pastry, so I will have a head start in tomorrow’s cookery
class.
4. Idiom: Pain in the neck
You say
someone is a pain in the neck if they irritate you or make life difficult for
you. A situation can also be a pain in the neck if it makes your life
difficult.
- The fact I
have to pick John up from the airport this evening is a real pain in the neck.
5. Idiom: A sight for sore eyes
Something
or someone is a sight for sore eyes if it makes you happy to see them.
- I have
missed you so much; you really are a sight for sore eyes.
6. Idiom: A weight off your shoulders
You can say
a weight is off your shoulders if you no longer have to worry about something
or deal with something difficult.
- Thank
goodness that exam is over; it really is a weight off my shoulders
7. Idiom: Achilles’ heel
An Achilles’
heel is a weakness or flaw that could result in failure.
- The
Snafflepus’ love of chocolate was his Achilles’ heel; he had no real chance of
ever winning the world diet championships.
8. Idiom: Find your feet
To find
your feet means to adjust to a new place or situation.
- I really
like my new job but it is going to take me a while to find my feet.
9. Idiom: Weak at the knees
If you go
weak at the knees, you feel an emotion so strongly that it makes you feel unstable
on your feet.
- I went weak
at the knees when Steven walked into the room.
10: Idiom: joined at the hip.
Two people
are joined at the hip if they are almost inseparable. The phrase is usually
used to describe courting couples or close friends.
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