Idioms Dictionary（4）

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?tighten one’s belt

a good / safe bet

you bet

fit / fill the bill

bingo

kill two birds with one stone

bite sb’s head off

a black patch

be in a black mood

black and blue

 

 

36.???? tighten one’s belt

To cut down on spending, and go without certain things, because there is less income than before.

• ??Now you’re out of work, you’ll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often.
• ??The cost of living has increased so much that we need to tighten our belts and do without a car.

37.???? a good/safe bet

When you are sure-or have been advised-that st is very likely to succeed

• Civil engineering is a safe bet the moment-you’re sure to find a good job when you graduate.
• It’s a good bet to buy a house when prices are low, so that you can sell at a profit in the future.

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38.???? you bet

A comment made by sb to indicate agreement with sb else’s statement

• ??Every time I finished a sentence, he replied,“you bet!” to show his assent.
• ??You bet I’ll be there on time-I never miss the start of a ball-game!

 

39.???? fit / fill the bill

Sb/st that is needed in a situation

• ??The Rev. Jones will fit the bill to open the debate, as he is an experienced speaker.
• ??I’ve been looking for a place to hold the fete, and your large garden fills the bill perfectly.

 

 

40.???? bingo

Said when st has been accomplished orsolved

• Bingo! I’ve just find the right person for the job.
• I’m sure this is the right key to the cashbox-bingo! It’s open.

 

41.???? kill two birds with one stone

To complete two tasks together, with less effort than doing them separately.

• ??Since I’d gone to the store to buy some bread, I thought of killing two birds with one stone and invited Mr Biggs to the party.
• ??She killed two birds with one stone by renewing her driver’s license when she went to the agency for her medical certificate.

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42.???? bite sb’s head off

To severely reprimand sb?

• ??My mother would always bite my head off when she heard me swearing.
• ??When Megan showed up late for work three days in a row, her boss bit her head off.

 

43.???? a black patch

A time in sb’s life when everything is going wrong.

• ??My mother is certainly going through a black patch-she broke her leg, her budgie died and the cook ran away with the silver!
• ??The ice hockey team is really experiencing a black patch this season-they’ve lost every match so far.

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44.???? be in a black mood

To be so negative about everything that it is impossible for anyone to reason with him/her.

• ??My father has been in a black mood for days-we dare not say anything to him.
• ??Johnny locked himself in the bedroom because he’s in such a black mood.

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45.???? black and blue

A part of the body that is bruised.

• • ??The ball hit him in the eye-it’s swollen and all black and blue.
  • ??The boxer socked his opponent black and blue. 

 

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