今日のidiom “by the skin of one's teeth” By a narrow margin; with no room to spear; barely. e.g. Kate passed the test by the skin of her teeth. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “to no avail” Having no effect; useless, unsuccessful. e.g. The students asked the school to help them raise the money, but to no avail #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “sword of Damocles” A constant threat or imminent danger. e.g. As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “take a dim view of” To have doubts about; feel unsure or anxious about. To be aganst; disapprove. To regard something with displeasure; to flown upon something; to dislike something. e.g. Some people took a dim view of Trump shooting. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “from time to time” Not often; not regularly; sometimes; occasionally; at one time and then again at another time. e.g. From time to time I still think of my school mates. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “water under the bridge” Something that happened in the past and cannot be changed. e.g. Jake was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “tooth and nail” Very forcefully; vehemently; at almost any cost. e.g. We had to fight tooth and nail to get the company to admit they were wrong. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “through thick and thin” Through all difficulties and troubles; through good times and bad times. e.g. Kate stayed in college through thick and thin, because she wanted an education. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “think little of” Think that (something or someone) is not important or valuable. e.g. She thought little of walking two kilos to school. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “think better of” To chane your mind about; to concider again and make a better decision about. e.g. Anne told me she wanted to leave school, but later she thought better of it. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “for the life of one” No matter how hard you try. e.g. I can't for the life of me remember the names of young singers. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “off the cuff” Without prepareing ahead of time what you will say; without preparation. e.g. Some politicians like to speak off the cuff to newspaper reporters but others prefer to think questions over and write their answers. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “dance to another tune” To talk or act differenty, usually better because things have change; be more polite or obedient because you are forced to do it. e.g.The boy refused to do his homework but punishment made him dance another tune. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “cut to the bone” To make something the least or smallest possible amount; reduce severely; leave out everything extra or unnecessary form. e.g. The president cut our section's budget to the bone for disobeying him. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “get (a) hold of oneself” To gain composure over oneself; to stop being upset or excited. e.g. Don't panic. Get a hold of yourself! #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “under one's breath” In a wisper; with a low voice. e.g. The witch muttered something under her breath. The next moment, everything stopped. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “duck out” To avoid; escape from something by skillful maneuvering. e.g. You can't duck out of your responsibilities. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “do you read me?” Do you see what I mean? Is this clear? Do you understand me? e.g. Don't play any video game before finishing your homework, do you read me? #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “stand up to” To meet with courage. e.g. I'm not afraid to stand up to bullies. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “no sweat” Easily accomplished, uncomplicated. e.g. The job was no sweat. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “not to give one the time of day” To dislike someone strongly enough so as to totally ignore them. e.g. Keiko wouldn't give Meg the time of day. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “at pains” Making a special effort. e.g. At pains to make a good impression, she was prompt for her appointment. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “keyed up” Excited; nervous; anxious to do something. e.g. Mimi was all keyed up about the exam. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “kettle of fish” Something to be considerd; how things are; a happening business. e.g. Ken had two flat tires and no spare on a country road at night, which was certainly a pretty kettle of fish. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “laundry list” A list of things to buy or to do. e.g. He recited a laundry list of issues facing the city. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “way the wind blows” The direction or course something may go; how things are; what may happen. e.g. Most sanetors find out which way the wind blows in their home state before voting on bills in Congress. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “tickle one's funny bone” To amuse one; make one laugh. e.g. Jimmy has such wit that he can tickle the funny bone of anyone he meets. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “till one is blue in the face” Until one grows tired of doing something; till doomsday. e.g. I told him to stop smoking till I was blue in the face. #朝一に開いたページのidiom

今日のidiom “square away” To arrange the sails of a ship so that the wind blows from behind. To put right for use or participate. To stand ready for fight; put up your fists. e.g. Jim and his brother squared away. #朝一に開いたページのidiom