B2 · Upper Intermediate
Everyday Idioms 2
A second helping of colorful Danish idioms that native speakers use to add flavor to everyday conversation.
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- Words & phrases
- 45
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- to bite the bullet
- to have a screw loose
- to be lost and helpless
- to go bananas, to go crazy
- to be in one's element
- to burn bridges
- to cast pearls before swine
- to finish off, to polish off something
- to draw the short straw
- to go wrong, to fall apart
- to imagine the worst, to paint a bleak picture
- to be out of one's depth
- to be sly and cunning
- to go from the frying pan into the fire
- to keep cool under pressure
- to cross the line
- to swallow a bitter pill
- to be down in the dumps
- to test the waters, to gauge the mood
- to paint oneself into a corner
- to be at a loss for words
- to overpromise, to bite off more than one can chew
- to make ends meet
- to be on thin ice
- to be a tough nut to crack
- to put one's foot down
- to get something without lifting a finger
- to go all out
- to kill time
- to make small talk
- to be left in the lurch
- to go bust
- to be light-fingered
- to walk on eggshells
- to be out of touch
- to leave a bad taste in the mouth
- to be good with one’s hands
- to beat your chest
- to be well off
- to run out of steam
- to go in one ear and out the other
- to bite off more than you can chew
- to be held in high regard
- to be running on empty
- to be going out of your mind
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Idioms for Everyday Situations
- Lesson 2
A Difficult Decision in Idioms
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