| that`s your (his, etc.) look-out | In case of failure, you (he, etc.) alone are responsible is similarly used |
| upside down | In disorder in confusion; |
| in confusion |
upside down; |
| between you and me and the doorpost (the gatepost, the wall, etc.) between ourselves | In strict confidence |
| (to put something) in a nutshell | In the fewest possible words in brief; |
| in brief |
(to put something) in a nutshell; |
| higgledy-piggledy | In utter confusion or complete disorder |
| it`s (he`s) not my cup of tea | It (he) doesn`t suit my taste it is not the sort of thing (person) to appeal to me; |
| it is not the sort of thing (person) to appeal to me |
it`s (he`s) not my cup of tea; |
| comes to the worst | It couldn`t last more than |
| it (that) goes without saying | It is quite obvious |
| it`s (not) my (his, etc.) pigeon | It`s (not) my (his, etc.) concern |
| it`s no picnic | It`s not easy it`s not an easy and; |
| it`s not an easy and |
it`s no picnic; |
| to have a (little) chat (with) | One more phrase with the same meaning |
| be too optimistic | Proverbial advice to those likely to suffer disappointment through miscalculation.) |
| time passes quickly | So don`t waste it. |
| likely to be happy | Sometimes it is better not to know |
| (to be) up one`s street | Suited to one`s tastes (or powers) |
| long-winded | Tediously long, verbose fond of hearing; |
| fond of hearing |
long-winded; |
| the last straw | The event or blow under which one finally collapses a slight addition to a burden, task, hardship, etc. which makes it; |
| a slight addition to a burden, task, hardship, etc. which makes it |
the last straw; |
| to be one`s cup of tea | The sort of thing (person) that `pleases or appeals to one |
| to cut (make) a long story short... | The substance of it... all that need be said...; |
| all that need be said... |
to cut (make) a long story short...; |
| to take (something) on | To accept responsibility |
| to do the trick | To achieve one`s object |
| to make no bones about something | To act firmly without hesitation |
| to ride for a fall | To act in such a way that disaster or failure will probably be the result act with recklessness that makes disaster pr; |
| act with recklessness that makes disaster pr |
to ride for a fall; |
| to bark up the wrong tree | To act under a mistake to; |
| to stick one`s neck out | To adopt an attitude that invites trouble or unfavourable comment to invite trouble unnecessarily; |
| to invite trouble unnecessarily |
to stick one`s neck out; |
| to get on with work (job, etc.) | To advance in doing it |
| to change one`s mind | To alter one`s decision or purpose to think better of something; |
| to give someone the pip | To annoy |
| to get one`s goat | To annoy, to exasperate |
| to get (take) a rise out of someone | To annoy, to tease him to act in such a way that he gives a display of bad temper, shows annoyance (or other weakness); |
| to act in such a way that he gives a display of bad temper, shows annoyance (or other weakness) |
to get (take) a rise out of someone; |
| to shirk it (responsibility, danger, work, etc.) | To avoid |
| to weigh (discuss) the pros and cons | To balance the points in favour with those against |
| to be (look, sound) fishy | To be (look, sound) suspicious or doubtful |
| to be a flop | To be a complete failure, a fiasco |
| to make a hit (often to make a great, magnificent, etc., hit) | To be a popular success (generally applied to a performance of some type) |
| to get (have) cold feet | To be afraid, to lose courage |
| to get (be) stuck (for) | To be brought to a halt to make no headway; |
| to make no headway |
to get (be) stuck (for); |
| not to know which way to turn | To be confused and not |
| to go (be) against the grain | To be distasteful or contrary to inclination |
| to get the wind up | To be frightened |
| to be in (get into) a scrape | To be in (get into) trouble |
| to be in a quandary | To be in a perplexing situation or in |
| to be in a maze | To be in a state of confusion or bewil |
| to have one`s heart in the boots | To be in a state of extreme depression and fear |
| to have one`s heart in one`s mouth | To be in a state of tension or fear |
| to carry (hold) the baby | To be left with an unpleas |
| to stick out a mile | To be obvious, extremely conspicuous |
| to be (stony) broke | To be penniless |
| to be (come) down on a person | To be severe upon him to scold, blame or punish him; |
| to scold, blame or punish him |
to be (come) down on a person; |
| to be hard up | To be short of money |
| to be scared stiff | To be terrified |
| to know the ropes | To be thoroughly familiar with the de |
| to be kicked out | To be thrown out to be dismissed with contempt; |
| to be dismissed with contempt |
to be kicked out; |
| to count one`s chickens before they are hatched | To be too |
| to shilly-shally | To be unable to make up one`s mind to be undecided; |
| to be undecided |
to shilly-shally; |
| not to know one`s (own) mind | To be undecided to be full of doubt and hesitation; |
| to be full of doubt and hesitation |
not to know one`s (own) mind; |
| to be in two (twenty) minds | To be undecided to hesitate; |
| to hesitate |
to be in two (twenty) minds; |
| to be fed up (with) | To be utterly bored with and tired of ( |
| to have one`s hands full | To be very busy to have as; |
| to have as |
to have one`s hands full; |
| to kick one`s heels | To be waiting for work to waste time waiting uselessly; |
