1. to
give someone the cold shoulder
= to
ignore someone
e.g.: Pam gave me the cold shoulder.
Do you know why she ignored me?
2. to
go/quit cold turkey
= to
suddenly and completely doing something, especially in bad habit
e.g.: I need to stop smoking. I need to
go cold turkey.
3. to
get/have cold feet
= When
someone suddenly doesn’t feel brave enough for something
e.g.: Don’t worry about being scared
to get married tomorrow. It’s normal to have cold feet.
4. to
be out cold
= to be
unconscious; to be in a deep sleep
e.g.: After working for three days
without sleep, James went to bed and soon was out cold.
5. to
know the ropes
= to know
how to do a job properly; to know how things work and how to get things done
e.g.: You’ve worked at the company for
six months. You must know the ropes by now.
6. to
have a crush on someone
= to
have strong feelings of love or affection for someone (often for a short time
and with no results)
e.g.: Last month she had a crush on
Ted, but this month she has a huge crush on Sam.
7. to
fall for someone
= to begin
to feel love for someone
e.g.: I think I am falling for
Jess. I can’t stop thinking about him.
8. to
make up
= to
become friendly with someone again after an argument
e.g.: We had a huge fight yesterday,
but we made up today.
9. to
hit it off
= to get
along well with someone from the first time that you meet the person
e.g.: Ben and Jane hit it off
on their first date.
10. to
break up
= to end a
relationship
e.g.: They broke up last week,
but they are trying to remain friends.
Source: fb American
English at State (AE)
