to waste time waiting uselessly | to kick one`s heels; |
to go down the drain | To be wasted |
to know better (than...) | To be wise enough not to... |
to be at a loose end | To be without definite occupation to have nothing to do although you would like to be occu; |
to have nothing to do although you would like to be occu | to be at a loose end; |
(to be) on one`s beam ends | To be without money, help |
to get to know | To become acquainted |
to go to pot | To become broken, weak or useless to be discarded as useless (; |
to be discarded as useless ( | to go to pot; |
to take to somebody | To become fond of somebody to form a liking for somebody; |
to form a liking for somebody | to take to somebody; |
to get one`s back up | To become irritated |
to go from bad to worse | To become ruined |
to broach the idea (subject, matter, etc.) | To begin to talk about it to open a subject of discussion; |
to open a subject of discussion | to broach the idea (subject, matter, etc.); |
to go to pieces | To break up (physically, mentally or mor |
to pull (bring) off something | To bring to a successful conclusion to succeed in a plan, in winning something, etc.; |
to succeed in a plan, in winning something, etc. | to pull (bring) off something; |
to cook a person`s goose | To bring to ruin, destroy to do for him; |
to do for him | to cook a person`s goose; |
to give somebody the shivers | To cause a sensation of fear in him, to frighten him |
to give one the creeps (the willies) | To cause one to have a feeling of strong dislike or revulsion |
to give one the creeps | To cause one to have sensation |
to call (haul) a person over the coals | To censure or rebuke him |
to talk (chatter) nineteen to the dozen | To chatter |
to make up one`s mind | To come to a decision |
to put one`s foot in it | To commit a blunder |
not to beat about the bush | To concentrate on the main subject not to ramble around without ever getting to the point; |
not to ramble around without ever getting to the point | not to beat about the bush; |
to think something over | To consider it, to reflect upon it |
to let a person down | To deceive and disappoint him to fail him in a time of need; |
to fail him in a time of need | to let a person down; |
to pull the wool over someone`s eyes | To deceive him |
to put (throw) someone off the scent | To deceive him by giving wrong information, etc. |
to take someone in | To deceive him to cheat; |
to cheat | to take someone in; |
to put one over somebody | To deceive him to fool him; |
to fool him | to put one over somebody; |
to pull someone`s leg | To deceive jokingly to make fun; |
to make fun | to pull someone`s leg; |
to have someone on and to kid someone | To deceive. |
to wash one`s hand of something (somebody) | To disclaim all further responsibility for it (him) |
to thrash (thresh) something out | To discuss it thorough |
to have no time for somebody (something) | To dislike (him, it) |
to settle a person`s hash | To do for, make an end of him |
to waltz (romp) through (an examination) | To do it with ease |
to put the cart before the horse | To do or put things in the wrong order to reverse the proper order of things; |
to reverse the proper order of things | to put the cart before the horse; |
to show the white feather | To exhibit cowardice |
not to come off | To fail |
to come a cropper | To fail badly or suffer disaster to fall heavily; |
to fall heavily | to come a cropper; |
to take a plough | To fail in an examination |
to fall flat | To fail to have the intended effect to evoke no favourable reaction or response from an audience (of a speech, perform; |
to evoke no favourable reaction or response from an audience (of a speech, perform | to fall flat; |
to miss the bus | To fail to seize a vital opportunity |
to pick on a person | To find fault with him |
to put the wind up a person | To frighten him to make him scared; |
to make him scared | to put the wind up a person; |
to take (have, keep) oneself in hand | To get control |
to catch it | To get into trouble to receive censure or blame; |
to receive censure or blame | to catch it; |
to draw a blank | To get nothing to obtain a negative or no result; |
to obtain a negative or no result | to draw a blank; |
to teach a person a lesson | To give him a rebuke or punishment which will serve as a warning |
to play (toy) with the idea | To give it some consid |
to give notice (to one`s employer) | To give official warn |
to shape well | To give promise of success |
(to be) in hot water or to get into hot water | To have (get into) trouble, especially as the result of foolish behaviour |
to have a bone to pick (with a person) | To have a cause of complaint against him |
to have a few words with or to have a word with | To have a short talk with to discuss briefly .; |
to discuss briefly . | to have a few words with or to have a word with; |
to have (have got) a hunch | To have a strong feeling of suspicion to have a suspicion which has no logical basis, a premonition; |
to have a suspicion which has no logical basis, a premonition | to have (have got) a hunch; |
to be landed with someone (something) | To have an unpleasant responsibility thrust upon one |
to have one`s work cut out (for one) | To have as much work as one can do to have a difficult task; |
to have a difficult task | to have one`s work cut out (for one); |