Idioms


Idiom 1

- Ace up your sleeve: If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.

- Achilles’ heel: a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, that can actually or potentially lead to downfall.

Idiom 2
- Add fuel to the fire:
to make a bad situation worse


- Afraid of your own shadow: very timid and fearful

Idiom 3
- Air your dirty laundry in public:
If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.

- Albatross around your neck: An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.

Idiom 4
- All ears:
If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.

- All that glitters is not gold: This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless.

Idiom 5
- All thumbs:
too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity.


- Ants in your pants: agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.

Idiom 6
- Apple of your eye:
something or, more often, someone that is very special to you


- As the crow flies: the shortest possible distance between two places; a measure in a straight line

Idiom 7
- Asleep at the switch:
not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully

- At the drop of a hat: do it immediately

Idiom 8
- At the end of your rope:
at the limit


- Ax to grind:
to have sth to complain about

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babe in the woods : innocent person

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back to square one : back to the beginning.