Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Interesting expressions

 
JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS: come to a decision about somebody or something too quickly, before one has thought about all the facts.

FLY OFF THE HANDLE: lose one's temper; get very, very angry.

RUN DOWN THE BOSS: criticize the boss, especially unfairly.

DODGE RESPONSABILITY: avoid responsability; to dodge here means to avoid doing something that you do not want to do.

PUSH THEIR LUCK: to foolishly risk trying to get something that they know is not reasonable, like an absurdly big salary raise.