SZABLON DO PRACY Z UCZNIEM - Be a pain in the neck
(Idioms 1)
1. Key to exercise number one (matching idioms to definitions).
VERSION 1
be a pain in the neck (informal) – to be very annoying be dead from the neck up (humorous) – to be very stupid
breathe down someone's neck – to pay very close attention to what someone does in a way that annoys or worries them
get it in the neck (British & Australian, informal) – to be punished or criticized for something that you have done
have the brass (neck) to do something (British, American & Australian, very informal!) – to have the confidence to do something that is rude or shows a lack of respect, without caring whether people approve
I'll wring your neck! (informal) – something that you say when you are very angry with someone
neck and neck – describes a situation when two people who are competing are very close and either of them could win
risk your neck – to do something very dangerous
save someone's neck – to prevent something bad from happening to someone
to give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give
stick your neck out – to give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give
VERSION 2
dry-eyed – without crying; not crying in a situation when one usually does
to have an eagle eye - to be good at noticing small details because they watch things very carefully
an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) – If someone does something wrong, he should be punished by having the same thing done to them
the apple of someone's eye – the person who someone loves most and is very proud of be easy on the eye – to have an attractive appearance
be in the eye of the storm – to be very much involved in an argument or problem that affects a lot of people
be in the public eye - to be famous and are written about in newspapers and magazines and seen on television
can't take/keep your eyes off someone/something – to be unable to stop looking at somebody because he is so attractive or interesting
cry your eyes out (informal) - to cry a lot and for a long time
Aleksandra Kazimierczyk Nauczyciel języka angielskiego British School
Warszawa
