The Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook of Idioms and Phrases 2022
Compiled by Maxx Perälä and contributors from Kiiminki Senior High School, this guidebook features a collection of idioms and phrases for language enthusiasts and learners.
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THE JUNIOR WOODCHUCKS GUIDEBOOK OF IDIOMS AND PHRASES 2022 Compiled by Maxx Per l KIIMINKI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
THE CONTRIBUTORS HANHELA VALTTERI, HANNULA EELI, HUOVINEN JOONA, HYYTI INEN VEETI, H M L INEN HELKA, H RK NEN BENJAMIN, ISOHANNI VILLE, JAARA VANTTU, J MS JENNA, KAARTINEN EMILIA, KAKKO EETU, KEIN NEN EMIL ,KILPIJ RVI VEERA, KINNUNEN JERE, KLASILA HILJA, KOSKELA OULA, LASSILA AAPELI, LEHTINEN SANTERI, LEHTO IIVARI, LIEVONEN JONI, NORDLUND HELMI, ORREVETEL INEN MAIJU, PELLI NOORA, PENTIK INEN PIRTA, POHJOLA PIHLA, RIEKKI TEEMU, RIIHIAHO ANTTI-JUSSI, SARANP EMMA, SEPP NEN SANTTU, SORONEN SAMI, TAPIO JENNI, TERVO EMILIA, UUSI -ILLIKAINEN LINNEA, VEHKAOJA VEERA, V H S YRINKI KIIA, V R SANNI, YLITALO NOORA
Dead as a dodo outdated If push-button phones are as dead as a dodo, why are they still being sold? Dead as a doornail extremely dead I stopped to make sure the vagrant I ran over was dead as a doornail. Bring home the bacon to make a living, to succeed Although it was rare in the 19th century, Harriet brought home the bacon while the husband's place was in the kitchen.
Put on airs to behave self-importantly, to pretend She acts like the owner of the world at work, but with her family she doesn't have to put on airs to be respected. To put a bow on to make something complete The half-hearted applause put a bow on the awkward representation. To push the envelope to go beyond normal limits, to innovate Kids like to push the envelope: if you yield to their demands once, they whine twice as much the next time.
To do a runner to leave quickly to avoid trouble or paying for something When it's time to pay the bill, Uncle Scrooge tends to do a runner. Elephant in the room A major problem or issue which is ignored No one but demented grandmother dared to ask about the elephant in the room: grandfather's missing inheritance. To call a spade a spade to speak frankly Mr Henderson's habit of calling a spade a spade caused slight disturbances at the pride parade.
Keep your eye's peeled to be vigilant (for something) Keep your eye's peeled for the stray dogs: they mustn't go digging the graveyard while I'm gone. To upset the apple cart to spoil plans Sam didn't consider stealing the police car an excellent idea at all, but he didn't want to upset the apple cart. To pick somebody's brain to use somebody's expertise He wondered if Hitler had ever picked Stalin's brain about dictatorship.
To put the fear of God in somebody to frighten someone severely (to correct misbehavior) I sweat profusely behind my book while the teacher put the fear of God into the chattering first-years. The best thing since sliced bread excellent, innovative Do you remember when fidget spinners were the best thing since sliced bread? Everything but the kitchen sink almost everything one can think of Leaving in hurry, they packed up everything but the kitchen sink, yet the youngest child Kevin was left behind.
To show somebody the door to order somebody to leave Having laid on the sofa for another six months, Pete was finally showed the door as his parents grew tired of his lack of backbone. To be for the high jump to be punished harshly Seeing the bulging veins in general's forehead, he knew he was for the high jump. By one's fingertips with difficulty, narrowly avoiding failure The king clings to power with his fingertips while the army schemes behind his back.
To sleep on it to postpone something until the next day She couldn't decide whether to wash her teeth or change into pyjamas first, so she decided to sleep on it. The best part of most, almost the whole It took me the best part of the day to finish this assignment. Add insult to injury To make a bad situation worse "I was adding insult to injury by thinking about what happened."
Bite off more than you can chew Take on a project that you can't finish "He was biting off more than he could chew when he promised to write three essays in one day." Barking up the wrong tree To be looking for solutions in the wrong place. "They were barking up the wrong tree when they were accusing her of breaking the lamp." Break the ice Make people feel comfortable in an awkward setting. "I was trying to break the ice by cracking jokes."
Costs an arm and a leg Very expensive "My new phone cost and an arm and a leg." Comparing apples to oranges Comparing two things that can't be compared. "It was like comparing apples to oranges when she was talking about toothbrushes and q-tips." Give someone the cold shoulder Ignore someone "They were talking about me behind my back, so I gave them the cold shoulder."
Let the cat out of the bag Reveal a secret "She let the cat out of the bag when she told us he wasn't the father." On thin ice Doing something risky that may end badly. "He was on thin on ice after he crashed his mothers car." Put something on ice To put something on hold "Due to no funding they had to put the project on ice."
Take a rain check Postpone a plan "Can we take a rain check on the dinner, I'm not feeling well." Burn bridges Destroy relationships "Their video burned many bridges." Calm before the storm Something bad or intense is about to happen "We have a test in a few hours so now it's calm before the storm."
Fit as a fiddle In good health "After excersicing hard all year she's as fit as s fiddle." Go down in flames To fail spectacularly "They were trying everything to save their company, they didn't want to go down in flames. Jump on the bandwagon Following a trend "He jumped on the bandwagon of buzz cuts."
Dead as a dodo outdated If push-button phones are as dead as a dodo, why are they still being sold? Dead as a doornail extremely dead I stopped to make sure the vagrant I ran over was dead as a doornail. Bring home the bacon to make a living, to succeed Although it was rare in the 19th century, Harriet brought home the bacon while the husband's place was in the kitchen.
Put on airs to behave self-importantly, to pretend She acts like the owner of the world at work, but with her family she doesn't have to put on airs to be respected. To put a bow on to make something complete The half-hearted applause put a bow on the awkward representation. To push the envelope to go beyond normal limits, to innovate Kids like to push the envelope: if you yield to their demands once, they whine twice as much the next time.
To do a runner to leave quickly to avoid trouble or paying for something When it's time to pay the bill, Uncle Scrooge tends to do a runner. Elephant in the room A major problem or issue which is ignored No one but demented grandmother dared to ask about the elephant in the room: grandfather's missing inheritance. To call a spade a spade to speak frankly Mr Henderson's habit of calling a spade a spade caused slight disturbances at the pride parade.
Keep your eyes peeled to be vigilant (for something) Keep your eyes peeled for the stray dogs: they mustn't go digging the graveyard while I'm gone. To upset the apple cart to spoil plans Sam didn't consider stealing the police car an excellent idea at all, but he didn't want to upset the apple cart. To pick somebody's brain to use somebody's expertise He wondered if Hitler had ever picked Stalin's brain about dictatorship.
To put the fear of God in somebody to frighten someone severely (to correct misbehavior) I sweat profusely behind my book while the teacher put the fear of God into the chattering first-years. The best thing since sliced bread excellent, innovative Do you remember when fidget spinners were the best thing since sliced bread? Everything but the kitchen sink almost everything one can think of Leaving in hurry, they packed up everything but the kitchen sink, yet the youngest child Kevin was left behind.
To show somebody the door to order somebody to leave Having laid on the sofa for another six months, Pete was finally showed the door as his parents grew tired of his lack of backbone. To be for the high jump to be punished harshly Seeing the bulging veins in general's forehead, he knew he was for the high jump. By one's fingertips with difficulty, narrowly avoiding failure The king clings to power with his fingertips while the army schemes behind his back.
To sleep on it to postpone something until the next day She couldn't decide whether to wash her teeth or change into pyjamas first, so she decided to sleep on it. The best part of most, almost the whole It took me the best part of the day to finish this assignment. Call it a day To stop doing something for the day "I'm starting to feel tired so I think we should call it a day."
Spill the tea To tell secrects "You should spill the tea right away! piece of cake Something is easy "This assigment is a piece of cake. On thin ice You're kinda like on probation "I'm on thin ice because I have too many overdo tasks."
It's not rocket science Something isn't as hard as it might seem "You just have to but your hand in there and the machine does the rest, it's not rocket science." Come in handy Something comes in handy "This evidence will come in handy in the future." On the other hand Something is two-sided and there's a bad or a good thing about it "On the other hand, we can go home now and we don't have to worry about the storm that is coming towards our vacation hotel..."
Pull yourself together Control your emotions and gather yourself despite the fact that you have been sad or something "I'm sorry that your boyfriend left you but you have to pull yourself together and go nail that job interview." Break the ice say or do something to make the situation more comfortable "Just break the ice with some game or other fun activities before I get there" There's plenty of fish in the sea There's other excellent opportunities and people to find. Your world doesn't fall because of one thing or someone. "It's very sad that you guys broke up but remember that there's plenty of fish in the sea."
Head over heels Madly in love "I feel like I fell head over the heels right away when I saw him first time." Hang in there Trying to get someone to stay at the position that he/she is at the moment. "Just hang in there and you'll get what you deserve!" That's the last straw Someone did something that isn't anymore talkable and possibly there's coming some kind of punishment. "Okay, that's the last straw, now go to your room and leave the kittens alone!"
Once in a blue moon Something happens very rarely "Well he goming to school happens once in a blue moon." Pain in the neck Something or someone is irritating "That science teacher is pain in the neck..." Long shot something that's unlikely to happen "I know it's a long shot for me to get that job."
Man among men A man is like any other mid man "You don't have to worry about him anymore, he's a man among men. Game plan A plan for something "That's the game plan that we are going with!" Easy come, easy go Something that you have had easily, goes as easily too "The money that I got from my mother are like easy come, easy go kind of thing."
Don't cry over spilt milk You shouldn't worry about something that has already happenned and there's nothing you can do about it anymore "You just have to move on now, don't cry over spilt milk." Get your act together Do better work I need to get my act together before it's too late. Get something out of your system Do something so you can contiune in your life I wanted to help my friend so she can get something out of her system.
Hang in there Don't give up "I know you are tired but hang in there. Miss the boat Be late "I told you to wake me up so I don't miss the boat" Break a leg Good luck "I told her to break a leg even though I know she is the winner"
A penny for your thoughts Tell me what you are thinking about. All I wanted to say were "a penny for your thoughts" but I couldn't. Spill the tea Tell secrets We always spill the tea when we see eachother. It's a piece of cake Easy I thought it would be a piece of cake but I was wrong.
There is no such thing as free lunch Nothing is free She thought it would be that easy but there is no such thing as free lunch Hit the sack Go to sleep We were done for the day so it was time to hit the sack. Call it a day Stop the work My boss finally said we could call it a day.
The elephant in the room Big broblem No one wanted to bring up that elephant in the room Pull yourself together relax She needed my help but all I could say was "pull yourself together" The whole nine yards Everything The whole nine yards were going wrong but I decided to smile.
Live and learn I made a mistake My best life advice I can give to you is to live and learn. The best of both worlds Ideal situation We were all together and it was the best of both worlds. You can say that again I agree "Don't worry sweetie it is not dumb you can say that again."
Under the weather Be sick I have a big day next week but I'm under the weather right now. We will cross that bridge when we come to it Let's not talk about it yet " I don't think you need to worry because we will cross that bridge when we come to it." It's not rocket science It's not that complicated We all know it's not rocket science.
Break a leg Good luck When I was going to my driving test my mom said me break a leg. Cutting corners Do something not properly Why are you cutting corners when you could just do it properly? Get out of hand Get out of control The party I had yesterday got out of hand.
Get your act together Stop messing around Get your act together and start doing your homework. Having second thoughts Chancing your opinion or starts to doubt it I'm having second thoughts about the trip we are going next week. Around the corner Something is about to happen Christmas is around the corner, I can't wait.
It's not rocket science It's not so complicated The listening part in the exam was not a rocket science. Miss the boat Be late for something You should get going already, otherwise you will miss the boat. Pull yourself together Calm down You have to pull yourself together before you start doing that.
Break the ice Get people to relax The teacher broke the ice by telling a funny joke for the new class. Piece of cake IIt's easy Winning that game was a piece of cake. It's raining cats and dogs It's raining really hard Im not going out today it's raining cats and dogs.
Get a taste of your own medicine Have the same unpleasant experience as the one who has given to someone She did me so dirty I hope that she gets a taste of her own medicine. Once in a blue moon Something happens rarely She goes to school on time once in a blue moon. Saving for a rainy day Saving something for future needs. I m going to save this extra money for a rainy day.
So far so good Things are going good so far Baking this chocolate cake is going so far so good. Time flies when you are having fun You don't notice how fast time goes when you are doind something fun. The time flew when we were having fun in the pool party last weekend. Add insult to injury Make bad situation worse I accidentally added insult to injury when I brought up my bad grades.
Give a cold shoulder Ignore someone I gave him a cold shoulder because I was angry for him. There are other fish in the sea It's okay to miss opportunities others will show up I didn't get to my dream school, luckily there are other fish in the sea. Better late than never It is better to arrive late than not to come at all "Oh, you came, better late than never!"
Cutting corners Doing something not so well that you could save money or time "They cutted some corners whilst building this fence" No pain no gain You have to work hard for a thing that you want "You must train hard for muscles, no pain no gain!" So far so good Things are going well at specific time "Our working is going so far so good, we'll get this done by the deadline"
Miss the boat It's too late for something "Ouch, i missed the boat" A picture is worth more than a thousand words It is better to show than tell "Can you shiw me an picture? picture is worth more than a thousand words" Barking up the wrong tree To be mistaken "It is not him, ypu are barking up the wrong tree!"
Break the ice Make people more comfortable "You should break the ice between you two" Costs an arm and leg Something is very expensive "That car cost me an arm and leg" Make a long story short Tell something shortly "Make a long story short, tell about your life"
Get a taste of your own medicine Get treated the wat you've been treating others "Haha you got to taste of your own medicine" Go on a wild goose chase Do something pointless "Go on a wild goose chase man" Hit the nail on the head Get something excatly right "You hit the nail on the head with that speech"
He has bigger fish to try Bigger things to care than we are talking about right now "He has even bigger fish to try when we go to roadtrip on lapland" A piece of cake An easy job "Washing that building is an piece of cake" It's raining cats and dogs It's raining hard "Shoot, it's raining cats and dogs"
Kill two birds with one stone Get done two things with one action "I killed two birds with one stone when i took that job" Once in a blue moon Rarely "It happens once in a blue moon" Put something on ice Put something on hold "I put that project on ice"
