Let's enjoy some of the English idioms!

[DAS]

Piece of Cake



Extremely easy (Пара пустяков)

That job was a piece of cake. It was the easiest thing that I ever did.

[DAS]

Sour Grapes



something that one cannot have and so disparages as if it were never desirable.

Of course you want to buy this expensive jacket. Criticizing it is just sour grapes, but you still really want it.

[Arsenovna]

[Arsenovna]

A jam session is a relatively informal musical event, process, or activity where musicians, typically instrumentalists, play improvised solos and vamp on tunes, songs and chord progressions. To "jam" is to improvise music without extensive preparation or predefined arrangements, except for when the group is playing well-known jazz standards or covers of existing popular songs.

[DAS]

the black sheep of the family




- the worst or the most unpopular or disliked member of a family

My cousin is the black sheep of the family and nobody likes to talk about him.

[Arsenovna]

[DAS]

get cold feet




- to become afraid and hesitant about something at the last minute

I wanted to go to Europe with my cousin but he got cold feet and decided not to go

[Arsenovna]

[Arsenovna]

[DAS]

under a cloud



- depressed, sad

The woman has been under a cloud of depression since her cat died.

[Arsenovna]

[DAS]

"X" marks the spot




- this is the exact spot

We looked at the map and saw that X marked the spot where the accident had taken place.

[DAS]

ante up



- to pay money, to produce a necessary amount of money

I had to ante up a lot of money to get my car fixed.

[DAS]

Big fish in a small pond



- an important person in a small place.  It often implies that the person may not have as much success in "a bigger pond," i.e., a larger group or arena of some kind.

The man was not so important in the city but in the small town he was a big fish in a small pond.

[Arsenovna]

Idioms in English - 'All'


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