CAE. Idioms p.6
Дата публикации: Dec 02, 2016 5:29:26 PM
get sth off your chest - to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time:
I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my chest.
tongue-tied adjective UK /ˈtʌŋ.taɪd/ US /ˈtʌŋ.taɪd/
If you get tongue-tied, you find it difficult to express yourself, usually because you are nervous.
get cold feet - to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married
turn your nose up - to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you:
They turned their noses up at the only hotel that was available.
keep tabs on sth/sb - to watch something or someone carefully:
I like to keep tabs on my bank account so that I don't spend too much