1.jump out of one’s skin – to be surprised or frightened
2. all ears – listening eagerly
3. black and blue – having plenty of bruises as a result of being hit
4. burn the midnight oil – to work hard and late into the night
5. call it a day – to stop doing something
6. come to terms – to agree or to accept
7. dead to the world – fast asleep
8. every inch – completely
9. get even with – to take revenge
10. have ants in one’s pants – to be restless or impatient
11. heart sank – to feel disappointed or depressed
12. inch by inch – to move slowly and carefully
13. keel over – to collapse suddenly
14. lose face – to be humiliated or to lose one’s reputation
15. man in the street – the typical, ordinary person
