Vocabulary
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Two people who dislike each other
“THERE'S NO LOVE LOST between them”
You must work hard to achieve results
“NO PAIN NO GAIN”
Impossible; absolutely not
“NO WAY am I doing that”
No money at all
“I don't have A RED CENT to my name”
No manners; completely lacking decency
“He doesn't have A SPARK OF DECENCY”
Have no idea; not know something
“I DON'T HAVE A CLUE where we are”
Something I don't like
“That's NOT MY CUP OF TEA”
I am experienced in this area; i have done this many times before
“Don't worry, I know what I'm doing - this is NOT MY FIRST RODEO”
This is not my responsibility or problem to deal with; i'm not in charge of this situation
“You can deal with that complaint - it's NOT MY MONKEY NOT MY CIRCUS”
Someone who lacks intelligence; not very smart
“I think he's NOT PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK”
Crazy, demented, out of one's mind
“She's completely OFF HER ROCKER”
No longer responsible for something; freed from a difficult situation or obligation
“He's OFF THE HOOK - someone else confessed”
Without careful thought or research; from memory
“I can't tell you the exact number OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD”
Lose your appetite
“The illness made him GO OFF HIS OATS”
Slightly ill
“I'm feeling a bit OFF-COLOUR today”
Extremely happy and excited
“She's been ON CLOUD NINE since getting engaged”
Alert, competent, and understanding the situation quickly
“She's really ON THE BALL - she noticed the error immediately”
Not working properly
“The printer is ON THE BLINK again”
Exactly at the specified time; punctually
“Be there at 6 ON THE DOT”
Undecided
“I'm still ON THE FENCE”
Free; paid for by the establishment
“This round is ON THE HOUSE”
Thinking in the same way
“We need to be ON THE SAME PAGE”
Thinking in the same way; having the same ideas and opinions
“We're really ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH”
Done without advance planning
“We decided ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT to travel”
Almost able to remember or say something but not quite
“His name is ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE”
In a risky or unstable situation
“You're ON THIN ICE”
Very rarely; almost never
“I only see my cousin ONCE IN A BLUE MOON”
Very rare
“It's A ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity”
Very special
“She's ONE IN A MILLION”
Create a lot of problems
“Don't OPEN A CAN OF WORMS”
Unexpected or unusual
“That came OUT OF LEFT FIELD”
You forget someone you don't see anymore
“It's OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND with him”
Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning
“She called me OUT OF THE BLUE”
Impossible; not allowed or not possible
“That's completely OUT OF THE QUESTION”
Out of danger or difficulty
“She's not OUT OF THE WOODS yet”
Extremely good; wonderful; fantastic
“The food was OUT OF THIS WORLD”
Extremely happy or delighted about something
“She was OVER THE MOON about her promotion”
An annoying person or thing
“He's A PAIN IN THE NECK”
Describe a situation or person as extremely bad
“You always PAINT A BLACK PICTURE of everything”
Go out and enjoy yourself in the evening, often drinking a lot of alcohol and dancing
“Let's go out and PAINT THE TOWN RED”
Used to apologize for using bad language or swearing
“PARDON MY FRENCH, but that's a terrible idea”
Blame someone else
“Don't PASS THE BUCK”
Succeed easily or with great success
“She PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS”
Take revenge on someone; return a favor
“I'll PAY him BACK for what he did”
Pay a lot of money for something; pay too much
“We HAD TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE for those tickets”
Pays very little money; low wages
“They PAY PEANUTS at this job”
Asking someone what they're thinking
“A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?”
Something that will never happen
“Yeah, WHEN PIGS MIGHT FLY”
A job that is traditionally done by women
“Nursing and secretarial work are PINK-COLLAR jobs”
Decide what to do as the situation develops, rather than making detailed plans
“I don't know if we'll go out - let's just PLAY IT BY EAR”
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