IDIOMS Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday language which not make sense literally but we understand what they mean HAVE GOT A BUG She picked up a bug on holiday Doctors couldn’t diagnose up to now A PAIN IN THE NECK He is really annoying He is a pain in the neck RIP-OFF The food in this restaurant is a rip-off Wecan’t afford the price of them TO PINCH I can’t find my sandwich I’m sure my dog pinched it again OFF-HAND I can’t answer your question off-hand I have to check my agenda HANG ON Please, hang on a second I will ask the principal SHORTCUT If we take the subway, it will be a shortcut for us and it will save time SIMILES We make similes by using as adjective as OR like sth SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES These hpuses in the countryside are selling like hot cakes I think you must immediately buy one A MIND LIKE A SIEVE She doesn’t remember what happened exactly She has got a mind like a sieve