3. TO BE AN OPEN BOOK
-something that you know and
understand very well: E.g.: The
natural world was an open book to him.
- Something or someone that can be
readily examined or understood,
transparent. E.g.: The child´s face is
an open book.
9. TO KEEP SB IN THE
DARK
If you’ve ever felt that someone in
your life has been keeping a secret
from you, you can use today’s
idiom, to “keep someone in the
dark”. It is used when we want to
talk about a person who doesn’t
tell another person about
something; in other words they are
keeping information from the
other person.
11. TO KNOW A THING OR TWO
ABOUT
To know some useful, interesting or
surprising information about sb/sth.
E.g.:She’s been married five times, so she
knows a thing or two about men!
To have a lot of practical skills and
knowledge learnt through experience
(usually + about )
(Informal). E.g.: My uncle grew up on a
farm and knows a thing or two about
looking after animals.
15. TO WADE THROUGH
To read or deal with a lot of
boring papers or written
work.
E.g.: Personnel managers
are busy people and do not
have time to wade through
long resumes.
16. TO NOT KNOW ONE END OF
SOMETHING FROM THE
OTHER
17. TO NOT KNOW ONE END OF
SOMETHING FROM THE
OTHER
To know very little or
nothing of somthing.
E.g.: John doesn´t know one
end of a horse from the
other.
