Idioms ( 3 )

Drop someone a line: write to someone.
"I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'd better drop them a linetoday or tomorrow."

Drag one's feet: delay; take longer than necessary to do something.
"Joe should have finished his project a week ago. Why is he dragging his feet?"


On time: at the scheduled time.
"It's getting late. You'd better hurry if you want to get to work on time."

Tough: difficult.
"Question number three is a tough one. Do you know the answer?"

Two-faced: deceitful; disloyal; someone who pretends to be a friend but isn't.
"I thought he was my friend, but he's two-faced. He says nice thingsto me when we're together, but makes jokes about me when we aren't.

Hard-headed: stubborn; inflexible; unwilling to change.
"I don't think Julie will change her mind. She's pretty hard-headed."


Have one's hands full: be extremely busy.
A: "Will you be able to help us this afternoon?"B: "I'm afraid not. I'll have my hands full trying to finish my research paper."


Have something down pat: know/understand something completely and thoroughly.
"I know I did well on the test. I had all the material down pat."
Head honcho: person in charge; top boss.
"Dave's the head honcho of the ESL Cafe on the Web."

Hit the books: study.
"I wish I could go to the movies, but I've got to hit the books."