Idioms-Wonjune

Idioms
1. __Ace up your sleeve__ To have an advantage that other people do not know about

2. __Achilles' heel__ A small but fatal weakness

3. __Add fuel to the fire__ To make a problem worse than it already is

4. __Afraid of your own shadow__ To be extremely nervous and easily frightened

5. __Air your dirty laundry in public__ To talk to other people about personal things that you should keep private 6. __Albatross around your neck__ Something that you have done or are connected with that keeps causing you problems and stops you from being successful 7. __All ears__ Listening eagerly and carefully 8. __All that glitters is not gold__ Just because something looks attractive does not mean it is genuine or valuable

9. __All thumbs__ Very awkward and clumsy, especially with ones hands

10. __Ants in your pants__ To not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something

11. __Asleep at the switch__ Not attending to one's job; failing to do one's duty at the proper time.

12. __At the drop of a hat__ Immediately; instantly; on the slightest signal or urging  13. __Apple of your eye__ A very precious or cherished person or object

14. __As the crow flies__ Measured in a straight line

15. __At the end of your rope__ At the limits of one’s endurance

16. __To have an ax to grind__ To have a selfish reason for saying or doing something