Thursday, February 26, 2009

Say It With Your Senses

Hearing

Hear something through the grapevine - to hear the news from someone who had heard the news from someone else

You'll never hear the end of it - to not know the end of a story or a statement

You could have heard a pin drop - to be in a very quiet setting

Can't hear yourself think - not being able to hear anything because of the noise

Heard the last of someone/something - to not be bothered by something/someone anymore


Sight

To see red - to be mad or angry

See something through - do something until it is finished

See someone out - to go to the door with someone who is leaving

See someone in the flesh - to see someone for yourself

See stars - to seem to see bright flashes of light


Touch

Get in touch - be able to communicate with someone

Out of touch - no longer in communication with someone

Touch down - to reach the ground

Hit/touch a raw nerve - to upset someone by talking about a particular subject

be an easy/soft touch - easy to persuade


Smell

Smell something fishy - feel that someone is being dishonest or something bad is on the rise

Smell/stink to high heaven - smell very bad

Come out smelling of roses - people believe you are good after a difficult situation that could have made you look bad

Wake up and smell the coffee - to pay attention

Pass the smell test - to be morally acceptable


Taste

To give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine - to do the same bad thing to someone who has often wronged you, in order to make them feel how unpleasant it was

Have tasted blood - achieved a small victory

Leave a bad taste in your mouth - having a bad memory of something

There's no accounting for taste - not being able to understand why a person likes someone/something

Source:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com

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