Idiom Corner

1. to be behind the times
   to be out-of-date and old fashioned; to have old fashioned ideas.
   My parents are a little behind the times
2. to keep up with the times (also, move with the times)to work to be modern, fashionable and up-to-dateI don't care if you think I'm old fashioned – keeping up with the times isn't important to me
3. to have the time of one's lifeto have a very happy timeWe had the time of our lives on our trip to Africa
4. to take one's time
   to spend as much time as one wants or needs to do something; to do something without hurryingThere's no hurry. Take your time
5. dead on time
   absolutely punctual. (Dead on time is a stronger way to say on time)The train was dead on time 
6. to kill time
   to spend time doing something so that you are not bored while you are waiting for something to happen
   We have an hour to kill until our plane departs – let's go and have a coffee
7. in the nick of time
   at the very last moment; seconds before it's too lateI caught the train in the nick of time
8. to be pushed for time  (also, to be pressed for time)to be in a hurry or to have little or no time to spare
   I'm a bit pushed for time this morning: can you iron my shirt for me. please?
9. time on one's handsa period of time when you have nothing to do.I have a lot more time on my hands now that I have retired from my job
10. to play for time
    to try to delay something until you are ready
    We can't afford to give him the money we owe him – we'll have to play for time

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1. witch-hunt
   to try and find and punish or harrass people with unpopular opinions, usually because they are said to be dangerous to others.
   He was the victim of a witch-hunt at work and was fired because of his radical ideas for developing the company
2. skeleton in the cupboardsomething that might bring shame or embarrassment to a family or person if other people know about it
   She has a skeleton in the cupboard, not too long ago, she pregnant before marriage
3. skeleton staf
   fthe smallest number of people needed to do a job.
   My local doctors’ surgery only has a skeleton staff at weekends
4. a ghost townplace that has been abandoned and is no longer inhabited.
   All the young people have left our village and it’s like a ghost town now
5. spirit away
   to spirit away something or somebody (or spirit something or somebody away), is to remove something or someone from a place quickly, secretly and mysteriously.
   According to legend, she was spirited away by witches in the middle of the night
6. chill the blood (also, make the blood run cold)if something chills your blood it scares you
   The horror story chilled my blood
7. out for one’s blood / after one’s bloodto be out for someone’s blood is to be determined to get revenge (used humorously)
   We beat them at basketball, and now they are after our blood
8. put / stick the knife in
   to do or say something very unpleasant or very unkind to someoneHe really put the knife in when he told me that nobody at work liked me
9. look daggers at
   to look daggers at someone, is to look at them with hatred or anger
   My boyfriend's ex-girlfriend looked daggers at me
10. stab in the backto stab someone in the back is to betray them
    I gave him a job, a shelter, but he stabbed me in the back by telling lies about me to everyone

1. gets one’s goatget annoyed or irritated by someone
   It really gets my goat when people push in front of me in a queue
2. to be on the warpathto be angry and search for people who makes you angry to start a fight with that person
   Look out! Dad’s on the warpath. He knows that you bring your girlfriend to your room.
3. to see redvery angry
   I didn’t mean to hit him: I just saw red.
4. to throw a wobbly
   suddenly lose one’s self-control and become angry.
   His wife threw a wobbly when she saw him looking at another woman.
5. getting on my nervessomeone do something that irritating or bothering you
   Will you stop smoking here! You’re getting on my nerves.
6. makes one’s blood boil
   very angry
   It makes my blood boil to think that the police failed to catch the criminal
7. (almost) burst a blood vessel
   very angry (in a humorous way)
   My mom almost burst a blood vessel when she saw my tattoo. You have to see her face, it’s funny!
8. to be hopping mad
   extremely angry. So angry that you are almost jumping / hopping around with rage
   My father was hopping mad when he found out that I fought with my classmate
9. go ballistic
   to become violently and uncontrollably angry
   My wife went ballistic when she saw this month’s bill
10. blow your top (also, blow up, blow a gasket, and blow a fuse)
    to suddenly lose your temper (get very angry)
    Dad will blow his top when he sees the broken car

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Hello, today I want to post idioms contained in 'Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter'

Here's the movie's summary

In the Nineteenth Century, the nine-year-old boy Abraham Lincoln witness the vampire Jack Barts sucking the blood and killing his mother. Years later, Abraham Lincoln seeks revenges against Jack Barts but he fails in his intent of killing the vampire. He is saved by Henry Sturges, who becomes his mentor and teaches how to hunt and kill vampires. Henry sends Abraham to Springfield to kill vampires. He gets a job and lodging in the store of Joshua Speed where he meets his black friend Will Johnson. Abraham also dates Mary Todd but keeps his vampire hunter business in secret. After killing Jack Bart, he calls the attention of the powerful and ancient vampire Adam. Abraham becomes a politician and the President of the United States, and sooner the leader of the Secession War against the vampires. - Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Hello guys, I want to post a video about using idioms to express happiness. Do you ever use one o them? Here's the video, check it out! :D