Today I am writing some English vocabulary and Idioms:
- Happy- Elated / Euphoric
-Good- delightful/pleasant
-Bad- second class / God awful weather
-Huge- colossal/towering
Small- compact / itsy-bitsy
Ran- sprinted / bolted
Smart- Quick-witted / Brainy
Saw- Glanced / Glimpsed
Said- Affirmed / Retorted
Funny- hysterical/wacky
Laughed- cracked up / doubled up
Like- soft-spot / fancy
We can use idioms too
1) I was happy to see him
-Use I was over the moon to see him
2) leave: shade out
-The party was boring I decided to shade out.
3) small: use wee
-As soon I walked out I saw a wee dog approached me
.
4) tired: knackered
-I knackered once I get home after work
5) she's a cheerful girl
-Use she's a perky girl.
6) I woke up early today
-Use I got up at sparrow's fart today and dashed towards my car and drove off.
7) stop wasting your time
-Use stop mucking around.
8) Happy - Elated (Very Happy), Euphoric (very very Happy)
- I was feeling Euphoric when he proposed to me.
-I was elated when I was promoted.
9) Saw - Glimpsed, Glanced.
- I took a glimpse of the audience before going out on the stage.
-I glanced at him, but couldn't take my eyes off.
10) Ran - Bolted, Sprinted
- As soon as I saw the burger after a year, I bolted to get it.
11) Huge - Colossal (Very Large), Towering.
- I have my results coming soon and the tension is towering up every moment.
-The client has given me a Colossal task.
12) Bad - Second class, God awful.
-He has a God-awful taste for fashion.
-The restaurant is too second class.
13)Good - Delightful, Pleasent
-I was delighted by her performance.
-It was a Delightful evening indeed.
14) Smart - Quick-witted, Brainy
-Sabia is my best friend, she is quick-witted and a soft-hearted person.
15) Said - Retorted, Affirmed
-I affirmed to her that you were speaking the truth.
16) Little - Itsy Bitsy, tiny, Compact
17) Laughed - Doubled up, cracked up.
-You were cracking up in all her jokes, but I didn't find him wacky.
18) Funny - Wacky, Hysterical
19) Like - Adore, soft corner, fancy
-I fancy this place! It has my heart!
20)Barrel of laugh:
-someone who is very funny
21)Old as the hills:
-some who is very old
22)In the doghouse:
-To have some unhappy with you
23)Up for grabs:
- Available for anyone
24)Split hairs:
- Argue or worry about small details
25)Round the bend: Crazy, insane
26)See eye to eye: To concur, agree
27)Break a leg: Good luck
28)Ball is in your court:
-It is up to you Forty winks: a short nap to make the next decision or step
29)Barking up the wrong tree:
- Looking Black and blue:
-Describe something
in the wrong place.
29)Be glad to see the back of Be happy Golden opportunity:
-The perfect when a person leaves.
30)Against The Clock:
-Rushed and short Have the blues: Be sad or depressed on time.
31)Don't judge a book by its cover:
-Don't judge something primarily by Doing your homework: You can't its appearance.
32)Kick The Bucket: -Die
33)Oddball:
- a weirdo or a strange person
34)Knee Jerk Reaction:
-A quick and automatic response
35)Hang in there:
- Don't give up
36)Pull yourself together:
-Calm down
37)So far so good:
-Things are going we so far
38)Down to earth:
- sensible and realist
39)Curiosity killed the cat:
-Ali being too curious can get you into trouble
40)9 Elvis has left the building: the show has come to an end It's all over
41)2 Last straw:
-The final problem in a series of problems
42)Joined at the hip:
- to be exceptionally close to someone
43)Elbow grease:
-hard physical effort
44)Blackout:
Faint that is badly bruised
chance.
45)Black sheep:
- A person who is disrespectful to a family or group
46)The cherry on the cake:
-The final thing that makes something perfect.
47)Under one's belt:
-Saba has almost a year as a minister under her belt.
48)As far as anyone knows: As far as
49)anyone knows, this is the last of the
great herds of buffalo.
50)Bad egg:
-someone who is not to be trusted.
written by M.A f Saleem.
