Categoría: English

This year we have learnt some English idioms. Here you can find some of them.

When people say you have a face like a thunder, it means that you are very angry.

Or it never rains but it pours, it means that people have very big problems.
I think you’re just chasing rainbows, means that you are trying to do something that will never happen.
That all sounds like a storm in a teacup to me, means that a person is exaggerating their problems.
Every cloud has a silver lining, means that you can always find something positive, even in a bad situation.

If you take something with a pinch of salt, means that you don’t completely believe it.
A white elephant means something large, costs a lot of money to keep and has no useful purpose.
Act your age not your shoe size. This idiom only works for British and American people because it’s said when someone thinks you are being childish, immature. (The European size 44 in UK is 10)

Out of the picture means that the good relation with a friend has finished very badly.
One of the meanings of bottomless is that you can eat or drink as much as you want in a restaurant for the same price.
Splash out means to spend money in pleasant things you don’t need.
Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water means don’t lose a valuable thing when you want to be rid of something you don’t want.
A leopard can’t change its spots, is used to describe a person’s character, particularly if they have some bad habits.
Skeleton in the closet means that someone has a secret.
Cold feet is used when someone hasn’t got the confidence to do something.

When you hear someone saying «I have a lot on my plate» and he or she isn’t eating at that moment  means to have a lot of work to do.