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B2 · Upper Intermediate

Idioms for Everyday Challenges

A fresh batch of vivid Danish idioms for everyday talk, from having nerves of steel to landing on your feet.

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Words & phrases: 35
Lessons: 2
Conversations: 1
Readings: 1

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English

to have one's head in the clouds
to have nerves of steel
to make a fool of oneself
to be on one's toes, to be alert
to have a foot in both camps
to go behind someone's back
to get the better of, to overcome something
to go at each other, to come to blows
to take the lead
to make a virtue of necessity
to put one's cards on the table, to be upfront
to live large, to live extravagantly
to be in a tight spot, to be in a bind
to pull oneself together, to buck up
to shoot oneself in the foot
to have several irons in the fire
to fool someone, to spin a yarn
to go astray, to stray from the right path
to give someone the cold shoulder
to step on someone's toes
to land on one's feet
to take the blame, to carry the can
to play one's cards close to the chest
to get a telling-off, to be reprimanded
to be dumbfounded, one's jaw drops
to burn one's fingers, to get burned
to keep one's finger on the pulse
to flop, to fail with something
to cash in on, to exploit something
to land in hot water
to take up the fight
to be on your guard
to cut across
to let the cat out of the bag
to be an eyesore

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2 Lessons

Lesson 1
Idioms for Attitudes and Behavior
Lesson 2
Taking Sides in an Office Conflict

Where this unit fits

Courses with this unit.

Figurative Language

Understand and use idioms and metaphors in everyday and written Danish.

4 Units · about 3 h

Upper Intermediate · Part 3

Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.

21 Units · about 14 h

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