English Expression & Idioms W7 - May 07th, 2021

No.	Expressions/idioms	Explanations
1	To pull an all-nighter	To do s/t ALL NIGHT (usually work, study, related…) . OMG! I forgot about tomorrow’s exam. I’m going to have to pull an all-nighter tonight just so I can pass it.
2	Be/look like a basket case	To be useless . When the doctor called me and left me a message that he urgently needed to speak with me, I turned into a basket case. . I planned to go to Canada. After I arrived the airport, I was a basket case when I realized that my passport was left in my home. . During final exam, suddenly my friend stood up and shouted. He looked like a basket case. . I woke up lately due to low battery of alarm clock, and I missed the bus so I was late at office. And I found that I left my important document in my home. The meeting was the worst I have ever attended. What a bask case I am!
3	a load off you mind	To feel relief after a very stressful situation . I was very nervous about calling back my doctor, but it ended up being good news! Phew! What a load off my mind! . Before I took a math exam, I was afraid because I was not good at math. But today I knew that I passed the exam. Now it’s a load off my mind.
4	A nervous wreck	To be extremely nervous beyond control . Every time John sees Maria, he turns into a basket case. I think he’s got a crush on her. He’s a nervous wreck whenever he sees her. . Before I attend a job interview, I was a nervous wreck, because it was my dream job. But yesterday I practice a lot for expected interview questions, I could complete my job interview well. It’s a load off my mind.
5	To do the trick	To fix the issue, to do what’s needed . A) I can’t remove the oil strain off my shirt.   B) Try using some liquid soap. That should do the trick. . My laptop didn’t work. I tried to fix it but I couldn’t. My friend John visited my house and he just turned off and on. It did the trick. My laptop started to work.
6	A turn off	To los interesting or attraction to s/o or s/t       ß à a turn on : attraction, exciting . That apartment sounded perfect at first, but when I found out that it was on top of a night club, I didn’t rent it. That was a turn off for me. The night club turned me off.
7	Big head I’ll say	Arrogant / strongly agree ( = you can say that again) . A) At first, I really liked the idea of Trump for president. Unfortunately, we discovered he had a really big head.                                  B) I’ll say!