| to deteriorate completely |
to associate with evil companions; |
| to associate with evil companions |
to deteriorate completely; to go to the bad; |
| to go to the bad |
to associate with evil companions; to become of depraved character; to be ruined; |
| (to be) on its last legs | (to be) a hopeless state of decay about to die; almost exhausted; |
| about to die |
(to be) on its last legs; almost exhausted; |
| to beat about the bush | To talk about everything except the most important point approach a subject in a roundabout a; to talk round a subject; |
| approach a subject in a roundabout a |
to beat about the bush; to talk round a subject; |
| to be on the job | To be at work especially working well; to be working; |
| especially working well |
to be on the job; to be working; |
| to put one`s foot down | To be firm firmly and without qualifications; to insist; |
| firmly and without qualifications |
to put one`s foot down; to insist; |
| (to be) done for | (to be) ruined injured, etc.; worn out or beyond further use; |
| injured, etc. |
(to be) done for; worn out or beyond further use; |
| it leaps to the eye(s) | It is extremely conspicuous it catches one`s eye; it stands out; |
| it catches one`s eye |
it leaps to the eye(s); it stands out; |
| to become of depraved character |
to go to the bad; to be ruined; |
| to fly off the handle to fly out | Suddenly take offence to burst out suddenly into anger; to lose one`s temper; |
| to burst out suddenly into anger |
to fly off the handle; to fly out; to lose one`s temper; |
| to keep a tight rein on | To be firm with to control very carefully; to allow little freedom to; |
| to control very carefully |
to keep a tight rein on; to allow little freedom to; |
| to go to the wall | To fail to get the worst of it (; to succumb to superior force; |
| to get the worst of it ( |
to go to the wall; to succumb to superior force; |
| to get on (very well) | To progress with one`s profession or business to prosper; to make a success of things; |
| to prosper |
to get on (very well); to make a success of things; |
| to answer (a person) back | To give a rude answer to reply impudently; to be impolite; |
| to reply impudently |
to answer (a person) back; to be impolite; |
| almost exhausted |
(to be) on its last legs; about to die; |
| to talk round a subject |
to beat about the bush; approach a subject in a roundabout a; |
| to be working |
to be on the job; especially working well; |
| to insist |
to put one`s foot down; firmly and without qualifications; |
| worn out or beyond further use |
(to be) done for; injured, etc.; |
| it stands out |
it leaps to the eye(s); it catches one`s eye; |
| to be ruined |
to go to the bad; to become of depraved character; |
| to lose one`s temper | To lose one`s self-control to fly off the handle; to fly out; to burst out suddenly into anger; to get angry; |
| to allow little freedom to |
to keep a tight rein on; to control very carefully; |
| to succumb to superior force |
to go to the wall; to get the worst of it (; |
| to make a success of things |
to get on (very well); to prosper; to make good; |
| to be impolite |
to answer (a person) back; to reply impudently; |
| helter-skelter | (in) disorderly haste (used of a precipitate action, often in making a hasty retreat) |
| (it`s) a feather in one`s cap | (it`s) an event to justify |
| (to be) a near thing (a close thing a close shave) | (to be) |
| (to be) on the go | (to be) at work or doing something active |
| (to be) in a hole | (to be) faced with what appears to be a disastrous difficulty, an insurmountable trouble |
| (to be) in a jam | (to be) in a difficulty or in an awkward |
| (to be) in the soup (cart) | (to be) in disastrously serious trouble |
| (to be) in a mess | (to be) in trouble |
| (to be) as plain as the nose on one`s face | (to be) perfectly obvious |
| (to do something) off one`s own bat | (to do it) on one`s own initiative, and the action is usually regarded fa |
| (to have something) on ones hand(s) | (to have it) resting on one as a responsibility, under one`s charge |
| (to have) other fish to fry | (to have) other business to do (and therefore be busy) |
| a cock-and-bull story (tale, yarn) | A fantastic and in |
| (for) donkey`s years | A long time (for) ages; |
| (for) ages |
(for) donkey`s years; |
| a bear garden (a bedlam) | A place full of noise and con |
| a wild-goose chase | A practically hopeless pursuit or search a foolish and useless enterprise; |
| a foolish and useless enterprise |
a wild-goose chase; |
| a tall story | A story difficult to believe an exaggerated; |
| an exaggerated |
a tall story; |
| a large (tall) order | A task almost impossible to perform |
| a hard nut to crack | A very difficult problem |
| put that in your pipe and smoke it | Accept and consider the statement |
| the long and the short of it... | All that need be said the upshot; |
| the upshot |
the long and the short of it...; |
| a walk-over | An easy victory a complete and easy victory in a competition.; |
| a complete and easy victory in a competition. |
a walk-over; |
| a mare`s nest | An unfounded suspicion a baseless ru; |
| a baseless ru |
a mare`s nest; |
| to let oneself in for | Being involved in some unpleasant responsibility (difficulty, loss) |
| you`re for it | Due for, or about to receive, punishment, etc. |
| (it`s) as easy as kiss your hand (my thumb) | Extremely easy |
| (it`s) as easy (simple) as falling off a log | Extremely easy (simple) |
| plain sailing | - Freedom from difficulties, obstacles
- Sailing on waters free of obstructions or hazards (not to be confused with plane sailing).
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| trying to kill time now | Generally with a blunt |
| if the worst comes to the worst | If things are as bad as they can possibly be |
| pell-mell | In a confused, disordered manner |
| (to be) in a fix | In a difficulty (or dilemma) |
| (to be) in a muddie (mess, tangle) | In a state of |
