D Idioms

The daily life of people in the Middle Ages was very different from the way we live today.

Laura was expecting to inherit the house, but her dad dashed all her hopes by giving it to charity when he was 55.

I am not planning my future, I just live day by day, hoping it will all solve itself.

We came to a dead end with the task and are struggling to come to the right conclusions.

America declared war on Japan in 1941.

I have been working really hard for the past month. I really think I deserve some credit, but all you do is criticise me.

My granddad died a natural death at the age of 98.

Difference of opinion is a daily bread for me and my sister. We are never able to agree with each other.

I bought this dress on sale! It was dirt cheap! Just £10!

Stop telling all those dirty jokes in front of the children!

I got really worried when Anna disappeared from my view as she is not supposed to go anywhere on her own.

My brother left home one day and disappeared without a trace. We don’t know what happened to him.

Can you turn the music down? You’re disturbing my peace.

I decided to do a good turn by donating some money to charity.

You’ve done a great job and we would like to offer you a pay rise!

Do as you please, but don’t ask me for advice when you’re in trouble again.

I do exercises every morning.

I don’t want to do harm to anybody. I just practice martial arts to stay fit.

I always do my duties to the best of my abilities. That’s why I am a valued worker.

Laura and I are no longer friends. She has been talking about me behind my back, and I just can’t accept such behaviour.

I had to do it for money. I was in a really bad financial situation back then.

Let’s do it just for the fun of it. Come on! I am sure you’d enjoy being spontaneous once in a while!

Anne is an amazing cook. She can prepare a really tasty dish from absolutely nothing.

Heather is a teacher but she does some tour-guiding on the side. Teaching doesn’t pay too well.

I don’t really watch TV much but I always have it switched on when I am home – purely out of habit.

Sam, do the dishes, please. The dishwasher is broken.

I do some volunteer work every summer. It gives me a sense of achievement.

I’d do whatever possible to get this job. I am sure I would be great at it!

Drinking 2 litres of water a day can do wonders for your skin.

I want you to do all the tasks from page 1, only the task nr. 1 from page 2, and the first half of page 3. Do you follow me? I don’t want anyone to tell me tomorrow that they did not know what to do for the homework.

Excuse me, do you happen to know where the nearest bank is?

"– Do you have a light?
– No, I don’t smoke, sorry."

"– Do you mind if I open the window?
– Not at all."

You really have to try and finish it by tomorrow. We have a deadline on Friday but we need everything double-checked, just in case. Do you see what I mean?

Does it really matter what I wear for the meeting?

Does that dress work for you? I really don’t feel comfortable in it.

Sarah says that you need to give the “thing” to her by tomorrow. Does it mean anything to you?

Don’t ask me! I’ve never even been to Spain. How can I know what the most famous market in Barcelona is called?

Don’t make me laugh now! They’ll kick us out of the class in a second if we keep on behaving like that.

"– Thank you very much for driving me home.
– Don’t mention it."

"– The essay deadline is tomorrow.
– Don’t remind me! I haven’t even started working on it yet!"

At the end of the meeting we managed to draw a conclusion from last year’s situation and came up with a new action plan.

Anne’s presentation was really good, but the road works outside our office drew everyone’s attention away from what she had to say.

None of us wanted to move into the smallest room so we decided to draw lots.

I always dress in black when I have to look smart.

You really shouldn’t drink and drive. It’s dangerous!

Your music is driving me absolutely crazy. Can you turn it down for a while! I really have to study!

I have been applying for jobs for about a month now and nothing comes my way. The whole situation is really driving me to despair.

It was already midnight and Anna was still at my place. I really needed her to leave as I was to get up really early the next day. I had to drop a hint, otherwise, she would never have left.

I am afraid that’s just a drop in the bucket of what it takes to help Africa.

I’ll drop you a line later on this week to let you know how it’s going. What’s your e-mail address, anyway?

We managed to drum up a lot of support for the cause and now it’s got national coverage in the media.