介绍:
1) In a Pickle
Fred was in a pickle when he lost his car keys.
James was in a bit of a pickle when he forgot to email his boss.
Tina was in a bit of a pickle when she left her homework at home.
Meaning: In a difficult situation
Etymology: first written use of "pickle" to mean "difficult situation" occurred in a wacky old poem from John Heywood's 1562 Proverbs and Epigrams.
2) In one ear and out the other
Jill was not sure about how to complete her assignment because when the details were explained to her they went in one ear and out the other.
Every time ben's college yells at him he lets it go in one ear and out the other.
Tom never listens to his mum, everything she says goes in one ear and out the other.
Meaning: to not seriously listen to something.
Etymology: going in one ear and out the other implies that information passed the brain without being processed.
3) Waking up on the wrong side of the bed
Tim was scared to leave his bedroom this morning because his mum woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Our boss was in such a bad mood this morning he must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed.
Our teacher woke up on the wrong side of the bed, which made class really painful for students.
Meaning: to wake up in a bad mood, which persists throughout the course of the day.
Etymology: The wrong side of the bed is the left side, according to a superstition that goes back to the time of the Romans. The supposedly sinister nature of the left is reflected in many English superstitions and expressions, such as the belief that it is unlucky to put your left shoe first, or to walk into a house left foot first.
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