IDIOMS 🇬🇧
I'd like to introduce you some similar idioms to those that you've come across in the quizzes above 📋
▫️old hand [someone who is very experienced and skilled in a particular area of activity]
E.g. We should be able to trust Silva to negotiate a good deal for us - he's an old hand at the game.
▫️undersb's thumb [under someone's control]
E.g. He's got the committee firmly under his thumb - they agree to whatever he asks.
▫️wake-up call [If something that happens is a wake-up call, it should make you realize that you need to take action to change a situation]
E.g. For the insurance industry, these floods were a wake-up call.
▫️keep a low profile [to avoid attracting attention to yourself]
E.g. He's been in a little trouble recently so he's trying to keep a low profile.
▫️ablessing in disguise [something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good happening later]
E.g. Losing that job was a blessing in disguise really.
#vocabulary
