Idioms Target: ““““““““““` 1. To be under the gun. To be under pressure or stress. 2. To be up to one’s eyeballs in something. To have a lot of or too much of something. 3. To try one’s hand at something. To try something for the first time. 4. To bite off more than you can chew. To commit yourself to more than you can handle. 5. To burn the midnight oil. To be awake and doing something late at night. 6. To buckle down. To dedicate yourself to an activity, to work very hard and seriously at something. 7. To bite the dust. To break. To be no more. To die. 8. To be a pain in the neck. To be an annoyance, a difficulty, a hindrance. 9. To be between a rock and a hard place. To be in a position where you can’t do what you want to do because you’re caught between two options that are both difficult or disagreeable. 10. To not be playing with a full deck. To behave in an illogical or crazy way. To be crazy. 11. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. Said about a situation in which two people can benefit from each other’s help. Each will do the other a favor in order to get what he or she wants from the other person. 12. To blow up at someone. To suddenly get very angry with someone and yell. To explode. 13. To turn in, or to turn in for the night. To go to bed. 14. To cut corners. To fail to spend the proper amount of money, effort, or time on something. 15. On a positive note. To talk about happier issues. 16. To be all about something. To be very interested or active in something. To like something very much. 17. To not have a prayer. To not have a chance or hope. 18. To be old hat. To be something someone is accustomed to 19. To be at something. To engage or take part in something. Notice that you can also say “keep at” something, meaning to continue to take part in something. 20. To be green. To be new or inexperienced. 21. To be a shoo-in. To be the best or most likely candidate for something. 22. To make someone’s day. To cause someone great happiness, joy, or pride. Apps “““““““““““` Website: https://www.essentialenglish.review/easy-american-idioms/ Google Store: https://goo.gl/p66Vox App Store: https://goo.gl/eAZkhn