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English idioms relating to TIME

English idioms relating to TIME

Date: Oct 10 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: hoda61

Lesson

 At the drop of a hat

 If you do something at the drop of a hat, you do it immediately and without
 hesitation
 "I've got great friends.  They're ready to help out at the drop of a hat."
 At the eleventh hour  If something happens at the eleventh hour, 
 it happens when it is almost too late, or at the last possible moment.
 "Our team won after they scored a goal at the eleventh hour."
 Never in a million years  This expression means "absolutely never"
 "I will never in a million years understand why Anne married Bob."
 Living on borrowed time This expression refers to a period of time after an illness or accident
 which could have caused death.
 " After heart surgery, some patients say they're living on borrowed time."
 Make up for lost time If you make up for lost time, you increase your efforts or work harder
 to complete something or meet a deadline.
 "Progress has stopped because of bad weather, but we are determined
 to make up for lost time."
 Nick of time If something happens in the nick of time, it happens at the last minute,
 when it is nearly too late.
 "The child was standing in front of the open window. 
His mother arrived in the
 nick of time."
 Once in a blue moon Something that happens once in a blue moon is something
 that happens rarely or hardly ever.
 Play for time If you play for time, you try to delay or prevent something from happening
 in order to gain an advantage.
 "He decided to play for time in the hope that the price would decrease."
 Pressed for time If you're pressed for time, you have hardly enough time to do something,
 so you must hurry.
 "Sorry. I can't talk to you now - I'm a bit pressed for time."
 A race against time If someone is in a race against time, they have to work very quickly
 in order to do or finish something before a certain time.
 Time on your hands.  If you have time on your hands, you have a lot of free time, usually more
 than you need or want.
 "Since he retired, Bill has too much time on his hands. 
He should take up
 a hobby!"
 Time of your life If you have the time of your life, you enjoy yourself very much.
 "The kids had the time of their lives at Disneyland."
 

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hoda61

hoda61

Morocco

WHATS REALLY NICE IS UR INTERESTING

THX

12:54 PM Jan 12 2008 |

avinashsingh00

Iraq

really nice it was realy nice

08:36 AM Jan 12 2008 |

hoda61

hoda61

Morocco

Roywell

thx for answering

Wink

12:56 PM Oct 14 2007 |

roywell

China

extremely useful !thank you!

01:17 AM Oct 14 2007 |

hoda61

hoda61

Morocco

Pikipikipiki

 

ur welcome sweety

10:37 PM Oct 13 2007 |

hoda61

hoda61

Morocco

coolest

thx for replying

06:50 PM Oct 13 2007 |

coolest ^_*

United Arab Emirates

wow … that really interesting …

I like your lesson bcoz we can use this words in our life …

thaxxx my sister very much and keep it up ..

06:41 PM Oct 13 2007 |

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