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Question American English Answer American English
to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other
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break the ice
to tell someone about sth unpleasant that will affect or upset them
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break the news to sb
to stop an argument and become friends again
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bury the hatchet
when people like each other and become friends very quickly
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get on like a house on fire
said when you are promising to keep a secret
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my lips are sealed
to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering sth
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pull the wool over someone's eyes
to decide to stop having contact with someone or sth
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turn one’s back on sb
to pretend you do not know someone in order to show you are angry
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cut sb dead
to make someone seem stupid by making jokes about them or laughtin unkindly
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poke fun at sb
used to say that it is annoying to speak to someone because they do not pay attention to you
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like talking to a brick wall
to deceive someone by making them believe sth which is not true
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lead sb down the garden path
to keep sth under control and stop it from increasing
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keep a lid on sth
to have the opportunity to gove your opinion about sth
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have one’s say
to let secret information become known
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spill the beans
a person who spends a lot of time on their computer and does not have an active style or life
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a mouse potato
an older person who spend a lot of time using the internet
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a silver surfer
a film that contains graphic sexual content
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blue films
to have a different understaning of the same situation
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to get your wires crossed
a casual way to say goodbye
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peace out
agreeing about sth (such as how thing should be done)
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on the same page
to rely on someone or sth
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bank on sb/sth
informed or actively participating in sth
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in the loop
evade a problem or responsibility
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dodge the issue

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