Tuesday, April 29, 2008

FUN IDIOMS

UNDER ONE'S BREATH: very quietly, in a whisper

ex: "The film is so boring" he said under his breath
(http://books.google.com/books?id=ltjc3In3qIoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=fun+idioms&ei=B9kWSPWwI5K2sgOk7bWXCA&sig=jY85FZ97ftCoIwvpM9eeLup2srU#PPA11,M1)

COLD FISH: unfriendly

ex: if you're a cold fish, you will feel lonely and isolated
(in Phrasal Verbs and Idioms book)

WHITE ELEPHANT: useless

ex: I hate my last computer, It's such a white elephant.
(in Phrasal Verbs and Idioms book)

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