Back off->>got to the hell->>go away
Up in the air->> not deciding yet, not clear
Leave s.b high and dry->> leaving s.b without clear situation
Burn the midnight oil->> reading late at night
~~~<<-Burn the candle both end
~~~<<-Burn out
Obsess with->> fill someone mind that can’t think about anything
In the 7th heaven->> Idiom for happiness
On cloud nine->> Idiom for happiness
Have another helping->> to invite someone to eat
Help yourself
Its changed out of all recognition->>Tell your friend how much your hometown has changed
A leopard doesn’t change spot->> Say that people basically don’t change character
You can’t teach an old Dog new trick->> Say that people basically don’t change character
I want to make a clean break->> want to leave and start again somewhere else
Likely to happen->> Companies don’t see any improvement on the horizon
Old habits die hard->> Companies don’t see any improvement on the horizon
Our path didn’t cross till last month->> two people path cross they meet usually unexpectedly
I’m in Hug heaven->> I’m very happy
I was going to go on the rollercoaster but I chickened out->> I lost my encourage
You would both stop horsing around me and help me->> We have a lot of work to do->> Full around
Cosmetic surgery->>plastic surgery
In this Blog Post I decided to write about common mistakes those persons whose mother tongue is not English usually use these wrong forms of talking that is not correct form in English.
Using the wrong preposition (of, at, with, in, on, from, into, by, to)
Afraid of, not from
Don’t say: Laura is afraid of the dog
Say: Laura is afraid of the dog
Arrived at, not to
Don’t say: we arrived to the village at night
Say: we arrived at the village at night
Carful of, with or about, not for
Don’t say: Elk’s very carful for her health
Say: Elk’s very carful of / about her health
Or you should be more carful with your money
Different from, not than
Don’t say: my look is different than yours
Say: my look is different from yours
Wait up->>Wait 4 me
Shift the position->> come here
Grand nanny->> her is so cute
You are so behind->> U R so stupid
Thoughtless->> never mind
Don’t beat around the bush->> Direct and frank speak. (Speak turkey)
To break the ice->> to start speaking or to start new activity.
Keep s.b in dark->> don’t tell my secret to anyone.
I got soaked to my skin under hard rain->> I become completely wet under the rain fall.
Its so kind of you->> U R so kind to me.
I cross my finger 4 you->> I cross my finger and hop to die.
feeling butterfly on Ur stomach->> feeling nervous.
Gloss over the topic->> duck the issue ->> avoid a case of topic
You let me down
Turning point->> the tome that is important
Always a catch->> There are always a difficulty in doing s.th.
Out of trips->> Running out of information
Putting s.b behind the bars->>
Make a buy->> buy s.th
Toll free->> you don’t need to pay
She is such copycat->> someone who imitates
Its fun more than a barrel monkeys->> its extremely funny
John is such a party animal->> someone who loves to go the party
When I told my mom that I couldn’t come for the holidays she had a cow->> Got extremely upset
How did U remember her name->> you should have the memory like an elephant->> have e exceptional memory
Dog eat dog->> a situation full of fierce competition
She/he is a breath of fresh air->> describing the effect of the new person out work