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