1、 get your fingers badly burnt:you have suffered a great loss。
2、 miss the boat:miss the chance
3、 put your foot in it:to do things without giving a second thought,so you upset sb。
[@more@]1、 bark up the wrong tree:have a wrong idea
2、 bite of more than you can chew:try to do more than you are able to
3、 a slip of the tongue:small mistake you make when you are reading
4、 a wild goose chase:a time-wasting thing that you do wrong
5、 fall flat on your face:don’t get the result you want。
6、 make a real pig’s ear of sth:do something very badly。
7、 shoot yourself in the foot:do something stupid which cause you trouble。
8、 take your eye off the ball:fail due to distraction
9、 get on the wrong side of somebody:you make somebody angry。(annoyed)
10、 make a real mess of something:do something very bad
11、 get the wrong end of the stick:understood something in a completely wrong way
sentences:
1、 what’s this special offer-two cinema tickets for the price of one?
It finished last week。You’ve missed the boat I’m fraid。
2、 I’ve thought about it and I think it must’ve been Lucy who took my wallet。
Hang on a minute!Not,you’re barking up the wrong tree there。She was off sick that morning。
3、 how was the wedding?Or more importantly,how was your speech?
The wedding was fine,but I made a real pig’s ear of my speech。I was so nervous I forgot people’s names。
4、 Have you got any stocks or shares?
I did have,but I got my fingers badly burnt。I lost about ¥20000。
5、why do you think this month’s sales figures are so bad?
It’s quite simple。We’ve been too busy with other things。We’ve taken our eyes off the ball。
6、I don’t know why you’ve asked them to the party,they’ve just split up。
Oh no!Have they?I’ve really made a real mess of,haven’t I。
1、 So changing courses haven’t turned out too well ,then?
No,I should have stuck to marketing。I think I’ve sheet myself in the foot。
2、 How did you get on with Kate?Did you ask her out for a meal?
I tried to,but I was so nervous I put my foot in it。
9、I’m surprised he hasn’t been promoted。He’s brilliant at what he does。
I think he get on the wrong end of stick one of the directors a few years ago。
10、I’ve promised my parents I’ll have finished painting the house by the time they get back on Sunday。
By Sunday?You must be mad?I think you’ve bitten of more than you can。
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