Friday, February 12, 2021

Catch-Phrase

IDIOM

1)  Big Wig means a rich, important or very famous person. “ the big wigs walked down the red carpet”

2)  Fired mean lose a job. “he was always late for work, so he was fired”

3)  Heard it through the grapevine mean to learn from gossip. “I just heard it through the grapevine that she likes him”

4)  Loose Cannon mean unpredictable or out of control person. “these athletes are loose cannons”

5) Pot hole mean a hole in the road. “when the snow melts you can see the pot holes”

6)  Put a sock in it mean quiet down or stop doing something annoying. “that is so noisy, put a sock in it”

7)  Quack mean a bad or dodgy doctor. “that doctor gave me the wrong medicine, I think he is a quack”

8)  Saved by the bell mean rescued at the last minute. “the struggling swimmer was saved by the bell”

9)   Tip mean reward for good service. “the outstanding waiter received a big tip”

10)  Underdog mean a person or group who is disadvantaged and will probably lose a competition. “he cheered for his sports team even thoug he knew the were underdogs”

11) Wave a red flag mean warn about danger. “scientifists waved a red flag before hurricane katrina arrived”

12) Back to the drawing board. kembali mulai lagi

13) close knit. so close

14) twisting someone's arm. force someone does something

15) spice things up. membuat suasana lebih seru

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