Idioms
Ch: 6 Positivity Skills
1. Best thing since sliced bread: Refers to something excellent or innovative.
2. Burn the midnight oil: To work late into the night.
3. Cross that bridge when you come to it: Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.
4. Cry over spilled milk: Complain incessantly about a loss from the past.
5. Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Not put all your resources in one possibility.
6. Give the benefit of the doubt: Believe someone's statement, without proof, even if you don't entirely agree with it.
7. Jump on the bandwagon: Join a popular trend or activity.
8. Steal someone's thunder: To take the credit for something someone else did.
9. Horse trading: Clever bargaining.
10. Pull yourself together: Calm down and behave normally.
Sentence:
1. Best thing since sliced bread: This new phone is the best
thing since sliced bread.
2. Burn the midnight oil: She had to burn the midnight oil
to finish her project.
3. Cross that bridge when you come to it: Don't worry about
the test now; we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
4. Cry over spilled milk: It's no use crying over spilled
milk; what's done is done.
5. Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Diversify your
investments; don't put all your eggs in one basket.
6. Give the benefit of the doubt: Let's give him the benefit
of the doubt and assume he forgot.
7. Jump on the bandwagon: Everyone is jumping on the
bandwagon and buying electric cars.
8. Steal someone's thunder: She stole his thunder by
announcing the news first.
9. Horse trading: They finally agreed on a price after some horse trading.
10.
Chapter: 7 Reliability Skills
1. above board - something that is honest
2. back to square one - restart the whole activity
3. call a spade a spade - speak frankly and bluntly
4. dark horse - a person whose ability is not known publicly
5. face the music - deal with the consequences of an action
6. Go bananas - behave abnormally
7. hard to swallow - accept an unpleasant truth with difficulty
8. in one's good books - be liked and approved by someone
9. learn the ropes - learn how to do a job
10. paint the town red - celebrate excessively
Sentence:
1. Above board: His business dealings are always above
board.
2. Back to square one: The plan failed, so it's back to
square one.
3. Call a spade a spade: She's not afraid to call a spade a
spade.
4. Dark horse: He was a dark horse in the competition but
ended up winning.
5. Face the music: After missing the deadline, she had to
face the music.
6. Go bananas: The fans went bananas when their team won.
7. Hard to swallow: The news of the company's bankruptcy was
hard to swallow.
8. In one's good books: He's in the boss's good books after
finishing the project early.
9. Learn the ropes: It took a few weeks to learn the ropes
at the new job.
10. Paint the town red: They decided to paint the town red
after the big win.
Chapter: 8 Professional Skills
1. All ears: Eager to listen with attention.
2. Beck and call: Willing to do anything a person asks.
3. Carrot and stick approach: System of reward and punishment used to motivate people.
4. Dog days: Hottest days of summer.
5. Fall on stony ground: A piece of advice that is ignored.
6. Go fly a kite: Tell someone to get lost.
7. Hit below the belt: Extremely cruel and unfair.
8. In the doldrums: Feeling depressed.
9. Left-handed compliment: Seeming praise which is actually an insult.
10. Nook and cranny: Every corner or part of a place.
Sentences:
1. All ears: I'm all ears; tell me what happened.
2. Beck and call: She has her assistant at her beck and
call.
3. Carrot and stick approach: The manager used a carrot and
stick approach to boost productivity.
4. Dog days: The dog days of summer are exhausting.
5. Fall on stony ground: His suggestion fell on stony ground
during the meeting.
6. Go fly a kite: He told the annoying salesman to go fly a
kite.
7. Hit below the belt: That comment about her family was
hitting below the belt.
8. In the doldrums: He's been in the doldrums since he lost
his job.
9. Left-handed compliment: Saying my cooking is good
"for someone who rarely cooks" is a left-handed compliment.
10. Nook and cranny: They searched every nook and cranny for
the lost keys.
Chapter:9 Leadership Skills
1. Ask for the moon: Request something impossible or unreasonable.
2. Beyond one's ken: Not within one's understanding or knowledge.
3. Cheek by jowl: Very close together, side by side.
4. Find one's feet: Establish oneself in a new place or situation; become comfortable or confident.
5. Get one's act together: Do things effectively; organize oneself or one's affairs.
6. Hats off to someone: Admire or show respect for someone.
7. Kangaroo court: A court of law where justice is not served; a mock trial.
8. Last but not least: An introduction to the final point, emphasizing its significance.
9. Nose in the air: Proud or conceited behavior.
10. Paper tiger: A weak person or thing that appears strong or threatening but is actually ineffectual.
Sentence:
1. Ask for the moon: You're asking for the moon if you want
a raise and a promotion right now.
2. Beyond one's ken: Quantum physics is beyond my ken.
3. Cheek by jowl: The houses in the old town are built cheek-by-jowl.
4. Find one's feet: It took a few months, but she finally
found her feet in the new city.
5. Get one's act together: He needs to get his act together
if he wants to pass the exam.
6. Hats off to someone: Hats off to her for completing the
marathon.
7. Kangaroo court: The decision was made in a kangaroo
court, with no fair trial.
8. Last but not least: Last but not least, I want to thank
my family for their support.
9. Nose in the air: She walked around with her nose in the
air, thinking she was better than everyone else.
10. Paper tiger: The regime is just a paper tiger, looking
powerful but actually weak.
Chapter: 10 Holistic and Visionary Skills
1. Band-aid solution: A temporary solution to a problem; a quick fix.
2. Dress up to the nines: Wear one's best clothes; dress very elegantly.
3. Foot the bill: Pay up the bill; cover the cost of something.
4. Give someone the cold shoulder: Ignore or reject someone; treat someone with deliberate coldness or indifference.
5. Horse sense: Common sense; practical judgment.
6. Know one's onions: Be skilled and informed; have expertise in a particular area.
7. Long face: Look sad or disappointed.
8. Pink slip: A job termination letter; notice of dismissal from employment.
9. Neck and neck: Describes a very close race or competition where competitors are nearly equal in performance.
10. Once bitten twice shy: Learning from a bad experience; being cautious or wary after a negative experience.
Sentence:
1. Band-aid solution: The new policy is just a band-aid
solution to a deeper problem.
2. Dress up to the nines: She always dresses up to the nines
for the gala.
3. Foot the bill: He offered to foot the bill for the dinner.
4. Give someone the cold shoulder: After their argument, she
gave him the cold shoulder.
5. Horse sense: It takes horse sense to handle tough
situations.
6. Know one's onions: She knows her onions when it comes to
digital marketing.
7. Long face: He had a long face after hearing the bad news.
8. Pink slip: He received a pink slip due to company
downsizing.
9. Neck and neck: The two runners were neck and neck in the
final lap.
10. Once bitten twice shy: After being scammed once, he's
now once bitten twice shy about online shopping.
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