mercredi 2 avril 2014

Thematic Index of Idioms: Quality and Effort

La lista de Idioms mostradas a continuación, competen al ítem sobre calidad y esfuerzo:

Throw the baby out with the bathwater blow hot and cold
Break your back a full-time job
Put your back into sth drop/fall into your lap
on the ball look to your laurels
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel make a meal of sth
touch the base burn the midnight oil
cover/touch all the bases go the extra mile
not amount to a hill of beans go through the motions
not worth a row of beans move mountains
blood, sweat, and tears not cut the mustard
sweat blood pass muster
the best/greatest thing since sliced bread grasp the nettle
go for broke keep your nose to the grindstone
beat the bushes lean/rest on your oars
burn the candle at both ends go into overdrive
can’t hold a candle to sb be in overdrive
get/put your thinking cap on work overdrive
with a fine-tooth(ed) comb not worth the paper it’s written on
not much cop below par
cut corners under par
not at all it’s cracked up to be not up to par
cannot does not cut it not a patch on sb
a cut above (the rest) ten/two a penny
fire on all cylinders hand sth to sb on a plate
a dime a dozen on a (silver) platter
rough edges the greasy pole
elbow grease a full-court press
land/fall on your feet a free ride
not lift/raise a finger worth their salt
get/pull your finger out not (come) up to scratch
work your fingers to the bone no great shakes
put your best foot forward sort out/separate the sheep from the goats
wear yourself to a frazzle give sth your best shot
garbage in, garbage out put your shoulder to the wheel
common-or-garden you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
garden-variety roll up your sleeves
bust a gut up to snuff
work your guts out pull your socks up
not do anything/things by halves work your socks off
a long haul earn/win your spurs
head and shoulders above sb leave no stone unturned
keep your head down pull out all the stops
get your head down streets ahead
work your heart out by the sweat of your brow
move heaven and earth keep you on your toes
pick holes in sth a track record
nothing/sth to write home about pull your weight
by hook or by crook spin your wheels
 

 

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See also:

¿Que son los Idioms? Particles List of Phrasal Verbs
Gramatica de un Idiom Lista de Términos Gramaticales
Importancia de los Idioms Common misspellings
Como aprender Idioms Irregular verbs List
Common Clichés Particles List of Phrasal Verbs
Common Slangs Abz Grammar Top Tips

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