Science and technology
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Number idioms
it takes two to tango = you are responsible, too
like two peas in a pod = very similar
not give two hoots about = not to care about
two wrongs don’t make a right = just because a lot of people say the same, it’s not true
take five = take a brief break
at sixes and sevens = in confusion
dressed to the nines = wearing fashionably elegant clothes
feel/look like a million bucks = feel great and healthy
a picture is worth a thousand words = a picture is more informative than speech
back to square one = back to where we started
kill two birds with one stone = achieve two aimes at once
in two shakes of a lamb’s tail = very quickly
Science and technology idioms
well-oiled machine = sg. that operates smoothly
run out of steam = lose enrgy
be on the same wavelength = think in agreement
pull the plug = put an end
acid test = decisive test
bells and whistles = equipped with fancy gadgets
hit the panic button = react with panic
blow a fuse = lose one’s temper
cog in the machine = unimportant person
reinvent the wheel = do what has already been done
Shape idioms
love triangle = two people in love with the same person
move in the same circles with sb. = have the same taste as the group you belong to
a square answer/deal = an honest …
a vicious circle = a chain of events that go to the worse
speak /talk in circles = make no progress
go back to square one = start over again
to square the circle = to solve an impossible task
to square up = settle the bill
be a square peg in a round hole = does not fit in
square meal = big and nutritious meal
be fair and square = treat sb. impartially
come/go full circle = return to the starting point
Technology phrasal verbs
break in = enter by force
close down = shut down
crank up = make faster
filter out = remove after filtering
back up = save files to an outer drive
scroll down = move down on a page
set up = start sg.
jazz up = make it more interesting
be down = not functioning
blow up = make larger
bounce back = come back
break down = stop working