Guida per l'esame C2 di Cambridge: 21 idiomi e loro temi, Prove d'esame di Lingua Spagnola

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C2 English for Cambridge Proficiency Exam- 21 kinds of Idioms 1/21 Colours 2/21 Time 3/21 Parts of Body NOUNS poke one's nose into sth set eyes on sth/sb put a brave face on sth get sth off your chest put your back into sth try to become involved in sth that does not concern you see someone or something, aspecially for the first time try to hide the fact that you are feeling upset talk to sb about something that has been worrying you use a lot of effort and energy on a particular task by the skin of one's teeth | by a very narrow margin, only just pull somebody"s leg have a change of heart cost an arm and a leg have sth on the brain VERBS foot the bill face the music shoulder a responsibility elbow your way thumb a lift hand it to sb back the wrong horse head toe the line nose around tell somebody something that is not true, as a joke have a change in one's opinion or feelings be extremely expensive be always thinking about something be responsible for paying the cost of something accept punishment or criticism for sth you have done wrong deal with or accept something difficult force one's way in, to, or through a crowded place make a signal with your thumb to passing drivers give credit or recognition to sb for sth they have done support sb/sth that is not successful lead or be in charge cf (a department/agency) accept rules and to obey people in authority look for sth, especially information about sb come rain or shine bast about the bush bark up the wrong tree not hold water not see the wood for the trees a stormin a teacup wralk on sir under a cloud be in the land the living make a mountain cut of a molehill in broad daylight a bolt from the blue down to earth sell somebody dov the river laave no stone unturnad stand your ground take something by storm the tip of the iceberg muddy the waters at the crack of dawn 8/21 Life-Death pay your last respects lock on the bright side be six feet under be in the family way take the bad with the good live on the breadline from beyond the grave life is not all beer and skittles be pushing up (the) daisies a matter of life and death 9/21 Life-Death whether ît rains or not, whatever the weather discuss a matter without coming to the point doing sth that will not get the result you want not ba or not appear to be true not understand the main point about something great outrage or excitement about a trivial matter feel very happy under suspicion or discredited not dead, alive make an unimportant matter seem important during the day with many witnesses a sudden and unexpected event praciical and sensible betray sb, especially so as to benefit yourself look for something in every possible place refuse to change your opinion quickly bacome very successful or popular anly a small part cf a much larger problem make a situation more confused or complicated a time very early in the morning, daybreak honour someone after their death be optimistic or cheerful in spite of difficulties be dead and buried be pregnant accept all the features or parts of somethii be extremely poor after a person has died life is not plessurable all the time be dead a matter of vital importance. second to none dressed (up) to the nines at the eleventh hour knock someone for six Kill two birds with one stone back to square one at sixes and sevens never in a million years be scattered to the four winds on cloud nine 10/21 Comparing as different as challk and cheese ba in a league of one's own not fit to hold a candle bear a striking resemblance be on the same wavelength a world of difference between be a chip off the old block ba head and shoulders above net to be = patch on sth pale into significance 11/21 Clothes better than all others of tha same kind very well-dressed, typically for a formal event at the last possible moment, just in time affect somebody very deeply achieve two aims at once back to the very first stage of something in a confused or difficult situation not at any point, under no circumstances be dispersed across a wide arsa astremely happy completely different from ssch other completely superior to others of one's or its kind be much less good, beautiful, impressive etc. be sirnilar to someone or something be in agrsement, think or behave similarly a stark contrast, a vast improvement look or behave like one of your parents be significantiy better than sb or sth be much less good than semething seem not important when compared with sth else wear the trousers at the drop of a hat burst st the seams hot under the collar to cap it all hand in glove pull up one's socks give somebody the boot on a shoestring keep your shirt on 12/21 Food bring home the bacon be the dominant partner in a relationship immediately, without hesitating be very full or crowded angry or embarrassed as the final unfortunate incident in a long series in close collusion or association try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc be fired using very little money don't lose your temper; stay calm sem money for a family to live on take something with a pinch of salt not fully beliave in something have a finger in every pie the icing on the cake the apple of sb's eye spill the beans live off the fat of the land not one's cup of tea be involved in a lot of different things an attractive but inessential addition someone most cherished, above others raveal secret information unintentionaliy live in grest waalth not what one likes or is interested in sat someone out of house and home | eat a lot of someone alse's food in a nutshell! very briefly, giving only the main points 13/21 Happiness-Sadness dead end job golden handshake be snowed under work your fingere to tha bone burn the midnight cil talk shop callita day red tape a hive of activity get the axe 19/21 Health be the picture of health kick the bucket lock/fael lika death warmed up ‘on the mend as fit as a fiddle feel on top of the world go under tha knife ba green around the gille have one foot in the grave prevention is better than cure 20/21 Pairs a job with low wages and no chance of progress a payment given to someone who retires early have too much work work very hard work or study late into the night talk about work-related things stop doing something, especially working excessive bureaucracy a place that is full of paople who are very busy lose your job look very healthy die look or fael vary ill improving in health or condition in very good health feel extremely happy and healthy have = medical operation look ill and pale be near death through old age or illness it is better to prevent a disease than to cure it kith and kin haves and have-nots prim and proper cut and dried toss and turn bow and scrape bright-eyed and bushy-tailed the nuts and bolts part and parcel null and void acquaintances and relatives the rich people and the poor people having very traditional conservative beliefs already decided and unlikely to be changed move around restlessly while sleeping show too much politeness or attention to someone happy and full of anergy the most basic, fundamental aspects of something an essential or integral component having no legal force nook and cranny every part of a place odds and ends small things of various kinds without much value to wheel and deal do a lot of complicated and sometimes dishonest deals to go rack and ruin become decayed, decline or fall apart all and sundry avenybody without discrimination to wine and dine entertain someone well with a meal, wine etc. hale and hearty {especially of old people) healthy and strong hammer and tongs energetically, enthusiastically, or with great vehemence nearest and dearest one's closest and fondest friends or relatives airs and graces used to describe an overly superior or proud way of behaving 21/21 Proverbs Beauty is in the eye cf the baholder Don't bite off more than you can chevs. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. when in Rome do as the Romans do. The grass is always graener on the other side. Birds of a fasther flock together. The early bird catches the worm. Too many cooks spoil the broth. Life is not all beer and skittles. AIl good things must come to an end. the parcaption of beauty is subjective try to do something that is too difficult for you misfortune does not occur twice in the same way it's good to follow the local customs for visitor believe that someone alse's lifa is batter their own people of sama interest gets together in groups one who arrives first has the best chance for success fail because of too many opinions on how to do sth. life is not pleasurable all the time nothing grest will last forever