Roadmap B2 Unit 6A

not be able to judge a book by its cover

used to say that you cannot form an opinion based only on the way something or someone looks

poke sb nose

to try to discover things which do not involve you

drive up the wall

to make someone very angry or annoyed

be a pain

to be very annoying

cost an arm and a leg

to have a price that is much too high

take 's breath away

to be extremely beautiful or exciting

be over the moon

to be very happy

be a piece of cake

to be very easy

be out of this world

to be extremely good, enjoyable, etc.

break the ice

to make people feel more friendly and willing to talk to each other

be on cloud nine

to be very happy about something

be down in the dumps

to be very sad and without much interest in life

have a heart of gold

to have a very kind character

be a bit under the weather

to be slightly ill

get the wrong end of the stick

to understand a situation in completely the wrong way

get on 's nerves

if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time

pay over the odds for

to pay a higher price for something than is usual or reasonable