food for thought | sth to think about |
wheat sb's appetite | to make sb keen to taste/experience more of sth |
at loos of words | unable to think of anything to say |
cut corners | to use a cheaper easier method/ go through the motions |
in full swing | at very lively stage/ point |
pull a few string | to use influence to achieve sth |
cannot hold a candle to | cannot be compared favourably with sb/sth |
feast one's eyes | to look with pleasure at sth/sb |
not to be sb's cup of tea | not to be one's taste |
swap the bottom of the barrel | to be left with use the worst person/object |
break the ice | to make sb relax/ to start conversation |
in the soup | in trouble |
cast pearls before swine | to offer sth good to sb who can not appriciate the value of it |
it's no use crying over split milk | there is no use of regretting sth that has happened |
sour grapes | negative attitude/ bitternes because of jealcusy |
up to scratch | of the desired standard |
be taken with a pinch of salt | to be doubted/considerated untrue |
off colour | unwell |
full of beans | very lively and energetic |
going downhill | to get worse in quality/ healths |
a shadow of my former self | weaker or less capable than one used to be |
run out of steam | to loose energy that one had previously |
touch and go | uncertain |
hold one's own | to manage despite difficulties obstacles |
griming from ear to ear | to smail broadly |