Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers January 20, 2021

 

Daily Idioms From CSS Past Papers January 20, 2021

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1) Blow one's top / blow one's stack

"Fly into a rage; lose one's composure"
Examples:

• If she calls about this one more time I'm going to blow my top.
• Warren is generally very easy-going, but today he blew his stack.

2) A cock-and-bull story

"A fanciful and unbelievable tale"
Examples:

• He told us some cock-and-bull story about having lost all his money.
• He gave me some cock-and-bull story about having to be at his cousin's engagement party.

3) Find one's feet

"To grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience."
Examples:

• It can take months to find your feet in a big city like New York.
• If you ask for help when you need it, you will soon find your feet.

4) Call it a night

"To go to bed to sleep"
Examples:

• We both got a little fractious during this escapade, however, and I decided we should call it a night. Might as well call it a night.
• We agreed to call it a night and reconnoiter in the morning.

5) The tip of the iceberg

"The tip of the iceberg is the part of a problem that can be seen, with far more serious problems lying underneath"
Examples:

• The above issues are just the tip of the iceberg.
• The Internet has only touched the tip of the iceberg here.