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English Idioms for Court interpreter Exam I-
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IF/WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE - answer✔if the situation becomes serious
IN A BIND/FIX/JAM - answer✔in a difficult situation or position
IN A NUTSHELL - answer✔concisely; in a few words
IN A PINCH - answer✔in an emergency; if necessary
IN A RUT - answer✔in a boring routine
IN BLACK AND WHITE - answer✔in print or in writing
IN DUTCH (WITH) - answer✔in trouble
IN FULL SWING - answer✔at the peak of activity or intensity
IN HOT WATER - answer✔in trouble
IN/OUT OF (ONE'S) ELEMENT - answer✔in one's most comfortable or favorite environment
IN OVER (ONE'S) HEAD - answer✔beyond one's capability (sentence 1); to have taken on
more than one can cope with (sentence 2)
IN STITCHES, HAVE (SOMEONE)/BE IN) - answer✔to make someone laugh very hard
IN THE BAG - answer✔a sure thing; success is assured
IN THE BLACK - answer✔making a profit
IN THE CHIPS/MONEY - answer✔having lots of money
IN THE DOGHOUSE - answer✔in someone's bad graces; in trouble
IN THE LONG RUN - answer✔in the end; after a long time has passed (sentence 1); after
weighing all the advantages and disadvantages
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IN THE LOOP - answer✔informed
IN THE NICK OF TIME - answer✔at the last moment, just before something bad happens
IN THE PINK - answer✔in good health or good condition
IN THE RED - answer✔losing money; not making a profit
IN THE SAME BOAT - answer✔in the same bad situation
IN/OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM - answer✔in the group that represents the majority; out of the
mainstream means on the edge of the majority.
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME - answer✔incomprehensible or unintelligible
IT'S NO SKIN OFF (SOMEONE'S) NOSE - answer✔it has no effect on someone or it is of no
concern to someone
IVORY TOWER - answer✔an isolated environment where one is out of touch with everyday
reality; a place of retreat where one concentrates on intellectual rather than everyday matters
J - answer✔
JACK OF ALL TRADES - answer✔a person who knows a little about a lot of different subjects
or activities, but not a lot about any one of them
JOHN HANCOCK - answer✔one's signature
JOHNNY - answer✔COME-LATELY- a newcomer
JUMP THE GUN - answer✔to do something prematurely; to start early, before all the
preparations have been made.
JUMPING OFF POINT- - answer✔a starting place or inspiration
JUNK FOOD - answer✔food that is relatively unhealthy, high in sugar and fat and lacking in
vitamins, minerals and other body-building components
K - answer✔
KANGAROO COURT - answer✔a court set up outside the regular legal system; staged trial
where the outcome is set from the beginning
KEEP (ONE'S) COOL - answer✔to stay calm under stress; not to become angry
10/22/2024 12:14 PM
English Idioms for Court interpreter Exam I-
O
IF/WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE - answer✔if the situation becomes serious
IN A BIND/FIX/JAM - answer✔in a difficult situation or position
IN A NUTSHELL - answer✔concisely; in a few words
IN A PINCH - answer✔in an emergency; if necessary
IN A RUT - answer✔in a boring routine
IN BLACK AND WHITE - answer✔in print or in writing
IN DUTCH (WITH) - answer✔in trouble
IN FULL SWING - answer✔at the peak of activity or intensity
IN HOT WATER - answer✔in trouble
IN/OUT OF (ONE'S) ELEMENT - answer✔in one's most comfortable or favorite environment
IN OVER (ONE'S) HEAD - answer✔beyond one's capability (sentence 1); to have taken on
more than one can cope with (sentence 2)
IN STITCHES, HAVE (SOMEONE)/BE IN) - answer✔to make someone laugh very hard
IN THE BAG - answer✔a sure thing; success is assured
IN THE BLACK - answer✔making a profit
IN THE CHIPS/MONEY - answer✔having lots of money
IN THE DOGHOUSE - answer✔in someone's bad graces; in trouble
IN THE LONG RUN - answer✔in the end; after a long time has passed (sentence 1); after
weighing all the advantages and disadvantages
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IN THE LOOP - answer✔informed
IN THE NICK OF TIME - answer✔at the last moment, just before something bad happens
IN THE PINK - answer✔in good health or good condition
IN THE RED - answer✔losing money; not making a profit
IN THE SAME BOAT - answer✔in the same bad situation
IN/OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM - answer✔in the group that represents the majority; out of the
mainstream means on the edge of the majority.
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME - answer✔incomprehensible or unintelligible
IT'S NO SKIN OFF (SOMEONE'S) NOSE - answer✔it has no effect on someone or it is of no
concern to someone
IVORY TOWER - answer✔an isolated environment where one is out of touch with everyday
reality; a place of retreat where one concentrates on intellectual rather than everyday matters
J - answer✔
JACK OF ALL TRADES - answer✔a person who knows a little about a lot of different subjects
or activities, but not a lot about any one of them
JOHN HANCOCK - answer✔one's signature
JOHNNY - answer✔COME-LATELY- a newcomer
JUMP THE GUN - answer✔to do something prematurely; to start early, before all the
preparations have been made.
JUMPING OFF POINT- - answer✔a starting place or inspiration
JUNK FOOD - answer✔food that is relatively unhealthy, high in sugar and fat and lacking in
vitamins, minerals and other body-building components
K - answer✔
KANGAROO COURT - answer✔a court set up outside the regular legal system; staged trial
where the outcome is set from the beginning
KEEP (ONE'S) COOL - answer✔to stay calm under stress; not to become angry
