UNIT 1: GLOSSARY AND EXPRESSIONS

TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS: means to deal with a difficult situation in a brave and firm way.

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: means that when people work together they are more likely to solve a problem that one person doing it alone.
TO KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER: means TO KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER: means you’re just managing to survive despite not having much money/time/things.
IT’S AS EASY AS PIE: we use this expression when something is very easy.
PIE-EYED: we use this expression if someone is very drunk.
TO HAVE A FINGER IN MANY PIES: it means you are involved in lots of different activities.
A BAD EGG: in English if we want to say that someone is bad or dishonest we can call him/her a bad egg.
DON’T PULL ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET: you should never rely on only one plan in case it goes wrong.
HE GOT EGG ON HIS FACE: if someone makes a mistake which makes him/her look stupid, we can say this expression.
FULL OF BEANS: in English if someone is full of beans means that he is full of energy.

I HAVEN’T GOT A BEAN: it means that you have no money at all.

SPILL THE BEANS: in English if we want to tell us something secret, we can say to them "Spill the Beans"

IT’S A HOT POTATO: if you have and important and difficult secret or issue and people can't agree we call it "a hot potato"

THEY ARE LIKE TWO BEANS IN A POD: if two people look very similar we use this expression.

 BREAKING POINT: it is when you can't listen bad things any more.

 DROPPED (WEIGHT): when you lose weight.

 PURGING: vomit (make yourself vomit)

 COMPULSIVELY: when you do things without thinking.

 LONG TERM EFFECTS/SHORT TERM EFFECTS: things happen after purging.

 FOLLOW YOUR FOOTSTEPS: do things that other person does.

IT’S NOT MY CUP OF TEA: in English if there’s something we don’t like much then you use this expression.

I WOULDN’T DO IT FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA: we use this expression if there’s something we would never do it.

IT’S AS GOOD AS A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT: in English if something is completely useless we say this expression.

HE’S GONE BANANAS: in English is someone is very emotional and starts shouting and behaving in a crazy way we can use this expression.

IT’S A CASE OF SOUR GRAPES: in English if somebody pretends not to be impressed by something because he/she feels jealous we use this expression.

A SECOND BITE OF THE CHERRY: in English if we try to do something a second time because we failed at first, we use this expression.

THERE ARE PLENTY MORE FISH IN THE SEA: it means that are other choices in a situation. It is often said to comfort someone who had a romantic break up.

THE ICING ON THE CAKE: it is used to refer to something good which is added to an already good thing or situation.

IT’S JUST NOT CRICKET: it is used in English to say that something is unfair or dishonest.

TO TOY WITH: it means not to take someone's feeling seriously.

A TOYBOY: is the younger boyfriend of an older person.

LIKE A TON OF BRICKS: it is used to express something that is very heavy. This expression can be used literally (to describe a heavy weight) or idiomatically (to describe a great surprise or something that is overweight)

RAW: something that is not cooked.

BLAND: something without an intense flavour.

TO FLY THE NEST: means to leave your parents’ house for the first time to go and live somewhere else.

A NEST EGG: is an amount of money you have saved for the future.

I WASN’T BORN YESTERDAY: if someone is telling you a very obvious lie you can use this expression.

TO HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME: means to have a lot of fun while doing something.

SIZE OF A WHALE: it is an impolite way of saying they are large and overweight.

G.E.: genetically engineered.

G.M.: genetically modified.

G.M.O.: genetically modified organism.

OMISSION: not telling all the truth.

BANNED: not aloud, forbidden.

THE BIG CHEESE: is the most important or powerful person in a group or organization.

CHALK A CHEESE: we use this expression to define two peoplewho are very different to each other.

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME: if you have some information but you do not want to reveal who told you, then you use this expression.
TO BE/TO HAVE A BIG MOUTH: it means you talk too much specially about things which should be kept in secret or avoided.