Hey, there! How’s it going? I hope you’re all doing fine.<\/p>\n
We find idioms everywhere, in movies, books, TV series, everywhere! So here are some very useful (and currently used!) idioms in American English.<\/p>\n
1. bend over backwards<\/strong> – to try very hard, to do your best.<\/p>\n I bent over backwards to get the report ready by Monday morning. 2. come clean<\/strong> – to confess to something, to admit doing something wrong<\/p>\n The principal got the student to come clean about who had placed a bomb in the teacher’s lounge. 3. could do with<\/strong> – to need or want something, to come in handy (vir a calhar)<\/p>\n I could definitely do with a month of vacation. I’ve been working so hard.<\/em> 4. cut to the chase<\/strong> – to get to the point, to state something directly<\/p>\n Would you please cut to the chase? I don’t have much time. 5. keep a low profile<\/strong> – to not draw attention, to be discreet<\/p>\n Some actors like to keep a low profile in their personal lives.<\/em> 6. make ends meet<\/strong> – to be able to pay for your expenses \/ bills<\/p>\n Susan and Bob find it hard to make ends meet, even though they both have jobs. 7. No ifs, ands or buts<\/strong> – no excuses<\/p>\n Our manager told us he wanted our reports Friday first thing in the morning, no ifs, ands or buts. 8. rack one’s brain<\/strong> – to try very hard to remember something or to try to find the solution to a problem.<\/p>\n I’ve been racking my brain trying to remember her, but I just can’t. See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey, there! How’s it going? I hope you’re all doing fine. We find idioms everywhere, in movies, books, TV series, everywhere! So here are some very useful (and currently used!) idioms in American English. 1. bend over backwards – to try very hard, to do your best. I bent over backwards to get the report…<\/p>\n
\nYou can count on her to help you. She’ll bend over backwards with whatever you need.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI wish you’d come clean and tell what what’s going on.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMy bedroom could do with some painting. The walls are peeling off.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nLet’s cut the chase and get this meeting over and done with.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPaul is a very shy guy, so he likes to keep a low profile.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHow can you make ends meet with such a low salary? Ask your boss for a raise!<\/em><\/p>\n
\n“No ifs, ands or buts! You’re going to school, young man! Period!”<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWe racked our brains trying to solve that equation and we could finally do it.<\/em><\/p>\n