Idioms

Turn over a new leaf

• very expensive

• complete change in behaviour for the better

• exactly on time

• to be very afraid

Hold one’s horses

• when someone is unusually quiet

• expression of relief

• to move quickly and directly toward something

• to wait a moment

an arm and a leg

• to speak to someone angrily

• to support someone

• to put great effort into achieving something

• very expensive

Believe one’s eyes

• to trust that whatever one is seeing is real

• the latest possible moment

• a favoured person

• exactly on time

Bite someone’s head off

• beyond someone's ability to understand

• to avoid making a decision

• to be very afraid

• to speak to someone angrily

On the dot

• exactly on time

• expression of relief

• complete change in behaviour for the better

• to support someone

Thank goodness

• expression of relief

• to put great effort into achieving something

• to loiter and wait

• to support someone

Frozen stiff with fear

• to be very afraid

• to trust that whatever one is seeing is real

• to move quickly and directly toward something

• to be in trouble

Cat got one's tongue

• to be very afraid

• to be in trouble

• when someone is unusually quiet

• to speak to someone angrily

Make a beeline

• to loiter and wait

• expression of relief

• to move quickly and directly toward something

• beyond someone's ability to understand