phrases

Come unstuck==fail 

Drive the point home ==emphasize 

Pick holes in == criticize 

Pull a fast one==cheat 

Put your heads together == discuss 

Rant and rave==shout  

Shot in the dark==guess 

Stretch the truth==exaggerate 

Tag along== follow 

Take a dim view of == disapprove

knives are out

the knives are out for somebody 

used to say that people are being extremely unfriendly in criticizing someone 

The knives are out for the vice president 

head

go over someone's head 

:means  

کله کسی را خوردن

I hope my lecture didn't go over the students' heads

custom

it is the custom (for somebody) to do something==the custom of doing something  

:means 

something that you usually do every day, or in a particular situation  

It's the custom for the bride's father to pay for the wedding. 

He awoke early, as was his custom

leave it out

leave it out 

used to tell someone to stop lying, pretending, or being annoying

cut it/that out

cut it/that out 

 used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 

Hey, you guys, cut it out - Mom's trying to get some sleep

cut it/that out 

used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 

Hey, you guys, cut it out - Mom's  trying to get some sleep

expression__ age

 !!!!act your age

used to tell someone to behave in a more adult way, suitable for someone of their age  

 

Hem

They need to be hemmed   

 

Hem - An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down

Example :  I need to hem those curtains

different expressions

Snob - One who looks down on others considered to be less important

Example :  It is difficult to like and trust a snob because you never know why a snob wants to be your friend

 

Goosebumps - small, raised lumps that appear on the skin because of cold, fear or excitement

Example :  You're cold - look, you've got goosebumps

Come to one's sense - Return to thinking or behaving sensibly and reasonably; recover consciousness

Example :  I wish he'd come to his senses and stop playing around  By nature - Someone's nature in their character Example :  He is by nature inclined to be rather lazy  Pay up front    Example: You only have to pay a half year's rent up front Up front - Paid in advance  Example :  We need at least half of the money for the production up front   Got ripped off   Rip sb off - to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something Example :  Bob's tickets cost much less than ours - I think we've been ripped off

The world is your oyster

The world is your oyster  

 

The world is your oyster - Everything is going well

Example :  I was younger then, and the world was my oyster

Top dog

Top dog - a person who is in charge 

Pig out

  

Pig out - to eat a lot or too much 

Example :  We pigged out on all the lovely cakes and pastries 

cloth ears

:cloth ears  

- British, old-fashioned, humorous

something you call someone who has not heard something you said  

 Hey, cloth ears, I asked if you wanted a drink 

 

 

The rat race

The rat race - a way of life in modern society, characterized by people competing with each other for power and money

Example :  He decided to get out of the rat race, and went to work on a farm

In the doghouse

In the doghouse - someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval

Example :  I'm in the doghouse - I broke Sara's favorite vase this morning

Straight from the horse's mouth

Straight from the horse's mouth - from a reliable source

Example :  I have it  straight from the horse's mouth that he plans to retire next month

Lone wolf

A Lone wolf - A person who prefers to do without the company or assistance of others

Example :  Her nursery school teacher described Beth as a lone wolf, an assessment her parents found astonishing

pigs

When pigs fly = never 

 

Example : Sure he'll pay for the drinks -- when pigs fly

worms

A can of worms  

a very complicated situation that causes a lot of problems when you start to deal with it 

:Example 

I just don't know what to do - every solution I can think  

 of would just open up a whole new can of worms