Thursday, February 4, 2010

Knowledge Idioms

KNOWLEDGE / UNDERSTANDING / COMPREHENSION IDIOMS


-A- 
all right 
as easy as pie

-B- 
be a piece of cake 
beat one's brains out 
beats me 
believe it or not 
bite off more than one can chew 
brainstorm 
brush up on 
burn the midnight oil 
by one's self

-C- 
can't believe (one's) eyes 
can't make heads or tails of something 
catch on 
change one's mind 
(be) a cinch 
clear up 
cram 
crash course

-D- 
ditch class

-E- 
easy does it! 
egghead 
elbow grease

-F- 
far-fetched 
find one's way around

-G- 
get it 
give it one's best shot 
go to pieces 
go to the dogs

-H- 
hard nut to crack 
hard-headed 
have (something) down pat 
hit the books

-I- 
in fact 
in other words 
in over one's head 
in the swing of things
TOP

-K- 
kind of / kinda 
knock (one) for a loop 
know something backwards and forward 
know something inside out 
know the ropes 
know-it-all 

-L- 
lead the way

-M- 
make a note of 
make sure 
make up one's mind 
mind one's P's and Q's

-N- 
no ifs, ands, or buts about it 
no wonder 
not all there

-O- 
OK 
on the ball 
on the go 
on the level 
on the line 
on the tip of (one's) tongue 
or so 
out of the question 
over (one's) head

-P- 
pay attention to 
pop quiz 
pull an all-nighter 
put two and two together

-Q- 
quick study 
quit while you’re ahead

-R- 
read someone's mind

-S- 
savvy 
scatterbrained 
shoot off (one's) mouth 
show off 
sort of 
so-so 
stick to one's guns 
swelled head

-T- 
talk through (one's) hat 
tough 
tricky

-U- 
until you're blue in the face 
use (one’s) noodle

-Y- 
You must be kidding! 

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