Catch someone's eye Meaning: Attract someone and make him/her look at something.
If someone or something *catches your eye*, you look because of interest. Example: While driving on the freeway, an interesting billboard *caught my eye*. Suddenly something flying in the sky *caught his eye*. It was a big bird he had never seen before. Be chicken Meaning: Coward. If you *are chicken*, you are not brave enough to do something. Example: "Why won't you dive in? *Are you chicken*? (Don't *be chicken*!)" Get (have) cold feet Meaning: Suddenly become (be) very nervous about doing something that you were going to do. If you *get cold feet*, you become afraid to do something that you planned to do or agreed to do. Example: It's normal for young people *to get cold feet* before their wedding. He agreed to go bungee jumping with his friends, but he* got cold feet* when they arrived at the Quit cold turkey Meaning: Quit a bad habit such as smoking or drinking alcohol suddenly, without any gradual adjustment. If you *quit *something (smoking, etc.) *cold turkey*, you stop it suddenly and completely. Example: Tom was a heavy drinker for more than 15 years; then he *quit* drinking *cold turkey*. He's never drunk again since then. Cook Someone's Goose Meaning: Get someone in trouble. Keep someone from succeeding. If you *cook someone's goose*, you get him/her into trouble or prevent him/her from succeeding at something. *Example:* Ted stayed up late yesterday at a party and missed an important meeting in the morning. He told his boss he was sick, but one of his colleagues* cooked his goose*. She saw him dancing at the party last night. When the president made a wrong decision about the country's economic policy, *his* political *goose was cooked*. Be (as) cool as a cucumber Meaning: very calm and relaxed even in a difficult situation If someone *is (as) cool as a cucumber*, he/she is very relaxed and/or calm when you expect him/her to be nervous or upset. Example: He had very bad news last night, but he came to the office *as cool as a cucumber* this morning as if nothing had happened. She was *cool as a cucumber* even right after she was fired. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
