UFS201 - 1st Vocabulary Entry

• FIVE ENTRIES OF IDIOMS AND THEIR MEANING

1. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

MEANING : It is better to be the head or at the top of something that isn't very important or prestigious than a small or unimportant member of something big.

2. I may be daft, but I'm not stupid.

MEANING : I might do or say silly things occasionally, but in this instance I know what I am doing (Usually used when someone questions your application of common-sense).

3. There's no fool like an old fool.

MEANING : When an older person behaves foolishly, it seems worse than when a younger person does the same, especially in relationships, as an older person should  kknow better.

4.An old flame

MEANING : An old flame is a person that somebody has had an emotional, usually passionate, relationship with, who is still looked on fondly and with affection

5.Love begets love

MEANING : If you behave lovingly to another person, that person will behave lovingly to you.

• FIVE ENTRIES OF PHRASAL VERB AND THEIR MEANING

1. Shop around

MEANING : Compare prices

2. Think back

MEANING : Remember (often + to, sometimes + on)

3. Run over someone/something

MEANING :  Drive a vehicle over a person or thing

4.   Pay for something

MEANING : Be punished for doing something bad

5.  Give in

MEANING : Reluctantly stop fighting or arguing

• FIVE ENTRIES OF SIMILE AND THEIR MEANING

1. As stubborn as a mule

MEANING : very stubborn, obstinate


2. As mad as a hatter

MEANING : That someone is crazy or behaves very strangely. In the past many people who made hats went insane because they had a lot of contact with mercury.

3. As slippery as an eel

MEANING : Slippery, evasive, not to be trusted

4. As free as a bird

MEANING : Very free to go anywhere

5. As happy as a lark

MEANING : Very happy

• FIVE ENTRIES OF METAPHOR AND THEIR MEANING 

1. Broken heart 

MEANING :  Your heart is not literally broken into pieces; you just feel hurt and sad.

2. The light of my life

MEANING : The person described by this metaphor isn't really providing physical light. He or she is just someone who brings happiness or joy.

3. It's raining men

MEANING : Men do not literally pour from the sky; there are simply an abundance of male suitors around at the time.

4. Time is a thief 

MEANING : Time isn't really stealing anything, this metaphor just indicates that time passes quickly and our lives pass us by.

5. He is the apple of my eye 

MEANING : There is, of course, no real apple in a person's eye. The "apple" is someone beloved and held dear.