ENGLISH IDIOMS: Head I

 

IDIOM 1: "to put one's foot in one's mouth"
-> MEANING: get into trouble by saying something embarassing or rude
-> EXAMPLE: My colleague put his foot in his mouth when he told everyone that he didn't like the new manager.

 

IDIOM 2: "armed to the teeth"
-> MEANING: fully armed, having many weapons
-> EXAMPLE: The robbers were armed to the teeth when they robbed the bank.

 

IDIOM 3: "to pick the brains of"
-> MEANING: get ideas or information about something by asking an expert
-> EXAMPLE: We picked the brains of the official who was sent to talk about the pollution problem.

 

IDIOM 4: "to button one's lip"
-> MEANING: stop talking, keep a secret, be quiet
-> EXAMPLE: Please button your lip so that we can hear what the speaker is saying.

 

IDIOM 5: "to have rocks in one's head"
-> MEANING: be stupid, not have good judgement
-> EXAMPLE: He must have rocks in his head if he thinks that I am going to lend him any more money.

 

TEST : Fill in these gaps with one of these idioms

A) "Tommy has__________________________. I've never seen such a stupid boy. He always does crazy things."

B) "... and remember: ________________________. Everything I said to you is strictly confidential. It's a secret."

C) "The mayor and his team are going to explain everything to us. Let's listen to him and __________________his advisors."

D) "On Wednesday, two men - ____________________________ - came into our bank and killed our boss. We were not able to do anything.

E) "What a bad boyfriend! Tommy _____________________________ when he said to Clara that he didn't want to meet her parents."

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS

A) "Tommy has rocks in his head. I've never seen such a stupid boy. He always does crazy things."

B) "... and remember: button your lip. Everything I said to you is strictly confidential. It's a secret."

C) "The mayor and his team are going to explain everything to us. Let's listen to him and pick the brain of his advisors."

D) "On Wednesday, two men - armed to the teeth - came into our bank and killed our boss. We were not able to do anything.

E) "What a bad boyfriend! Tommy put his foot in his mouth when he said to Clara that he didn't want to meet her parents."