Idiom

Give me my word:

To make a serious promise, assurance to someone

Break the ice: break the uncomfortable silence

Carries a lot of weight:

Comes to terms with

Rolling in money—very rich

Her father is rolling in money, so I don’t worry about her situation.

lose heart—become discouraged

Don’t lose your heart, we can still do it.

pave the way for—to make possible

You have the chance to pave the way for studying in HK.

Got into hot water—get into truoble

They all got into hot water becuase they didn’t finish their homework.

Tighten their belts—economise spending

Due to the recession, we all have to tighten their belts.

Turned a deaf ear to—ignore someone’s complaint/ concern/ opoinon

I try to complaint the poor working environment to the manager, but he turns a deaf eat to me.

A drop in the ocean—one small/ insignificant part of a whole.

Her efforts just a drop inthe ocean at this teamwork project.

Weather the strom—overcome a hardship/ difficult time

Although they do not have enough money at first and nearly bankrupt, but they finally weather the storm.

A pain in the neck—annoying

Her repeating words just like a pain in the neck.