Wildcat Expressions
as fast as a wildcat
putting a tiger in your tank
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:45
What American Workers Call Their Employers
the brass
top brass
brass hats
big cheese
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:51
Stock Market Expressions
bull market
bear market
windfall
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:47
Special Terms in the World of Business
sweetheart deal
a blue chip company
banker's hours
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:46
Some Peoples Names Have Special Meanings in American Expressions
a cup of Joe
an average Joe
did not know Jack
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:47
Sailors Are Responsible for Many Expressions
deep six
give it the deep-six
batten down the hatches
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:52
Pig and Hog Expressions
piggy bank
high on the hog
hog-wild
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:50
Monkey Expression
monkeyshines
monkey around
monkey business
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:50
Money Talks, Its a Jungle Out There
bogus
ripped off
get down to brass tacks
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:40
Military Expressions
doughboy
GI
GI Joe
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:40
"Insect" Expressions
as busy as a bee
a beehive of activity
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:37
Horse Expressions
get off her high horse
hold your horses
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:43
Fish Expressions
a fish out of water
fishing for a compliment
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:25
Financial Words and Expressions Used in Business and the Stock Market
in the red
in the black
run on the bank
day trading
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:46
Expressions with the Words Nose and Ears
lead other people by the nose
be hard-nosed
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:45
Expressions with the Word "Mouth"
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:37
Expressions with the Word "Hot"
hot potato
not so hot
hot shot
hothead
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:45
Expressions with the Word "Easy"
as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
an easy touch
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:45
Expressions with the Word Cold
cold-blooded
cold-blooded killer
get cold feet
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:51
Expressions That Use Body Parts
on my back
get off my back
turn my back on her
...
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:50
Expressions That Come From Farming
farm
hedge
hedging
hedging his bet
Level: B2 · Duration: 4:22
Dog Expressions
lead a dog's life
live in a dog-eat-dog world
...
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:40
Cat Expressions
looks like the cat that ate the canary
...
Level: B2 · Duration: 4:49
Bird Expressions
for the birds
eats like a bird
a birds-eye-view...
Level: B1 · Duration: 4:40