common idioms and expression(from testmagic forum)

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all right (1): expression of reluctant agreement.

A: "Come to the party with me. Please!"
B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will."


all right (2): fair; not particularly good.

A: "How's your chemistry class?"
B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I've ever had."


all right (3): unharmed; in satisfactory condition.

A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?"
B: "Yes, but I have a headache."


and then some: and much more besides.

A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000. "
B: "It cost that much and then some because I also bought extra RAM and
VRAM."


antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting.

"I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around and waiting is making me
antsy."


as easy as pie: very easy.

"I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's
as easy as pie."


at the eleventh hour: at the last minute; almost too late.

"Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but
I wasn't late.


bad-mouth: say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue)
things about someone.

A: "I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?"
B: "He's probably jealous of your success."


be a piece of cake: be very easy.

A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of
cake.""


be all ears: be eager to hear what someone has to say.

A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally."
B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!"


be broke: be without money.

"No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday."


be fed up with (with someone or something): be out of patience (with
someone or something);
be very tired of someone or something.

"Bill, you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with
apologizing for your mistakes!"


be in and out: be at and away from a place during a particular time.

"Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to
be in and out of the office most of the day today."


be on the g be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).

"I'm really tired. I've been on the go all week long."


be on the road: be traveling.

"You won't be able to contact me tomorrow because I'll be on the road."


be over: be finished; end.

"I can't see you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until
then."


be up and running: (for a technological process) be operational; be ready
to use .

"Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web has been up and running since December 1995."


be used to (+Ving/noun): be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with.

"It won't be hard to get up at 5:00 AM. I'm used to getting up early."


beat: exhausted; very tired (adj.).

"This has been a long day. I'm beat!"


beat around the bush: evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer.

"Quit beating around the bush! If you don't want to go with me, just tell
me!"


beat one's brains out: try very hard to understand or do something.

"Can you help me with this problem? I've been beating my brains out with
it,
but I just can't solve it."


Beats me: I have no idea.

A: "What time's the party?"
B: "Beats me!"


before long: soon.

A: "I'm really tired of working."
B: "Just be patient. The weekend will be here before long."


bent out of shape: needlessly worried about something.

"I know you're worried about your job interview, but don't get bent out of
shape.
You'll do just fine."

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