A-C LETTERS

LETTER A:

as easy as pie: very easy.

  “I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn’t. In fact, it’s as easy as pie.”

LETTER B:

be on the go: be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).

  “I’m really tired. I’ve been on the go all week long.

“be up and running: (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to use .

  “Dave’s ESL Cafe on the Web has been up and running since December 1995.”
LETTER C:

can’t make heads or tails of something: can’t understand something at all;
find something confusing and illogical.

  “I can’t make heads or tails of your e-mail. Were you having problems
  with your computer?”

catch one’s eye: attract one’s attention/interest.

  “This brochure about Tahiti caught my eye when I was at the travel agency.”

chow down: eat.

  “It’s almost 6:00. Are you ready to chow down?”

D-F

LETTER F

1.)Don’t count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they’ve hatched).: Don’t assume
that something will happen until it has happened.

  A: I’m sure that I’m going to win a lot of money in Las Vegas.”
    B: “Don’t count your chickens until they hatch!”

2.)do a bang-up job: do a very good job; do very well at something.

  “Have you seen Frank’s home page? He did a bang-up job with it.”

3.)drag one’s feet: delay; take longer than necessary to do something.

  “Joe should have finished his project a week ago. Why is he dragging his feet?”

LETTER E

1.) eager beaver: a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.

  “Jan is certainly an eager beaver. Any time there’s work to be done,
  she’s the first to say she’ll help.”

2.)elbow grease: hard work; effort.

  “Yes, the car is pretty dirty, but it’ll look nice again with a little elbow grease.”

LETTER F

1.)feel puny: feel unwell, ill.

  “Ted was feeling puny yesterday, so he decided not to go to work.”

2.)for ages: for a very long time.

  “Where’s Marie? I haven’t seen her for ages.”