Friday, 12 September 2014

"Book" Expressions used in English Language

  • Bookworm
a person who enjoys reading.
  • Hit the books
study: learn by reading books
  • Don't judge a book by its cover
means you shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something by its outward appearance alone

  • To be in someone's good books
If you're in someone's good books, they are pleased with you.
  • By the book
strictly according to the rules.
  • To book
to make an appointment or reservation
  • Read someone like a book
understand someone's thoughts and motives easily.
  • Open book & Close book
someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear, and
something that is not known or cannot be understood; a mystery or puzzle 
  • To throw book at someone
If you throw the book at someone, you punish them as severely as possible.
  • Every trick in the book
every available method of achieving what one wants.
  • Oldest trick in the book
a way of tricking someone that is still effective although it has been used a lot before
  • In my book
in my opinion.


Thursday, 11 September 2014

Frequently used weather expressions

  • Storm out
 Exit angrily.
  • Under the weather 
slightly unwell or in low spirits.
  • Weather that storm
To successfully deal with a very difficult problem.
  • Get wind of
begin to suspect that (something) is happening; hear a rumour of.
  • Rain on someone's parade
prevent someone from enjoying an event; spoil someone's plans.
  • Take a rain check
used to refuse an offer politely, with the implication that one may take it up at a later date.
  • Calm before the storm
A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm. 
  • On cloud nine
being extremely happy.
  • Steal someone's thunder
win praise for oneself by pre-empting someone else's attempt to impress.
  • Take by storm
Have great and rapid success in a particular place or with a particular group of people