English Idioms

What does the idiom 'to go down a treat' mean?

• To reduce the amount of something

• To enjoy something very much

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

• To cause problems that delay a plan

What does the phrase 'I'm easy' imply?

• I'm not interested

• I'm very busy

• I'm feeling lazy

• I don't mind

What does the expression 'to throw a spanner in the works' mean?

• To enjoy something very much

• To reduce the amount of something

• To cause problems that delay a plan

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

What does the idiom 'to make a dent in something' mean?

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

• To enjoy something very much

• To cause problems that delay a plan

• To reduce the amount of something

What does the phrase 'a little bird told me' suggest?

• To reduce the amount of something

• To enjoy something very much

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

• To tell somebody a secret or the latest gossip

What does the expression 'to brighten up' mean?

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

• To become brighter

• To reduce the amount of something

• To enjoy something very much

What does the idiom 'to have a thing about something or somebody' mean?

• To enjoy something very much

• To love or hate something or somebody unreasonably

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

• To reduce the amount of something

What does the phrase 'it is what it is' imply?

• To reduce the amount of something

• To enjoy something very much

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

• To accept a situation as it is without trying to change it

What does the idiom 'to play it by ear' mean?

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan

• To become brighter

• To enjoy something very much

• To reduce the amount of something

What does the expression 'to have a think' mean?

• To take time to consider something

• To enjoy something very much

• To reduce the amount of something

• To deal with a situation without a fixed plan