Idioms

1. After a few difficult weeks John has really gotten into the swing of things at work and is quite a productive worker now.

2. Having a job at the CIA requires you to keep a low profile for security reasons.

3. Once you start smoking cigarettes it’s not easy to stop and kick the habit.

4. It may take a long time to grow, but little by little a seed can become a big tree.

5. Young children like to make a scene in the supermarket so they can get candy from their mother.

6. No matter what she does, Grace cannot get her children to eat carrots.

7. Mr. Brown takes his wife out dancing once in a blue moon which is not enough to keep her happy.

8. They have been running the company on a shoestring since they lost one of their best customers.

9. Rush hour traffic is a pain in the neck for most people around the world.

10. Many teachers tell their students not to sell themselves short as they have the potential to do anything they put their minds to.