LESSON SUMMARY
Learn common English phrasal verbs and expressions with WHY WOMEN KILL
- You scratch my back I scratch yours
- It costs a fortune
- My jam
- Eavesdropping
- To work fingers to the bone
- Moon over
- To feel under the weather
- To put it all on the table
- Out of the blue
- To pop into smb’s head
- I won’t let you down
- Let’s hit the road
- To take the wind out of one’s sails
- To run errands
- A task
IDIOMS FROM WHY WOMEN KILL
YOU SCRATCH MY BACK I SCRATCH YOURS – used to tell someone that if they help you, you will help them
IT COSTS A FORTUNE – it costs a lot of money
MY JAM – the song that one loves or likes a lot
EAVESDROPPING – to listen to someone’s private conversation without them knowing
TO WORK FINGERS TO THE BONE – to work extremely hard, especially for a long time
MOON OVER – to spend time thinking about someone or something that you love
TO FEEL UNDER THE WEATHER – to feel ill
TO PUT IT ALL ON THE TABLE – if a plan or suggestion has been put/laid on the table, it has been made available for people to hear, read or discuss
OUT OF THE BLUE – completely unexpected
TO POP INTO SMB’S HEAD – to occur or form suddenly in someone’s mind, as a thought, idea, or revelation
I WON’T LET YOU DOWN – not to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do or were expected to do
LET’S HIT THE ROAD – to leave a place or begin a journey
TO TAKE THE WIND OUT OF ONE’S SAILS – to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting
TO RUN ERRANDS – to complete a specific task or chore