Glossary English

 Glossary

To ask for the moon: to make unreasonable demands for things or to wish something impossible to achieve or to obtain.

Hold the fort: you take care of a place when the person normally in charge is away.

Under the table: is a phase used to describe secretive behavior often suggesting corruption or illegality.

To horse around: To behave in a silly way.

When someone has chickened out of something: they have failed to do something or they haven´t tried to do it because they were afraid.

When you say someone is a wise old owl: you mean they are very experienced in life.

A night owl: someone who stays up late into the night.

When you say someone is in safe hands: you mean they are being cared for someone who is confident and skilled.

A safe pair of hands: is a similar expression it refers to someone who can be to do a good job avoiding mistakes.

If someone tells you to hold your tongue: it means they want you to stop talking because they don't like what you are saying.

If a situation is black and white: means you have a clear opinion about it and you can easily see what you think is right and wrong.

Money doesn't grow on trees: means you must not spent too much money as there is a limited amount of it.

Money is no object: means that you have a lot of money available to spend.

Let the chips fall where they may: means to allow things to happen no matter what the consequences are.

When you say something is as cheap as chips: you mean it is very cheap.

If you are chasing your tail:  you are very busy doing a lot of things but not achieving very much.