110 A (Little) White Lie thành ngữ này được sử dụng để làm cho một lời nói dối có vẻ không hoàn toàn xấu như vậy. Thay vì một lời nói dối tuyệt vời đó chỉ là một untruth nhỏ. Tại sao cô lại tức giận như vậy? Nó chỉ có một ít màu trắng nằm. | ----What on earth he asked in alarm. What was that loud noise What on earth do you think you re doing Page 24 110 A Little White Lie This idiom is used to make a lie seem not quite so bad. Rather than a great lie it s only a small untruth. _Why was she so angry It was only a little white lie. Saying that I am younger than I am was just a white lie. A PHRASE JUST FOR FUN TO BE BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE S MOUTH ---------------This phrase is rather long but it is used in place of much shorter ones born- wealthy or born to a life of comfort. What does she know about work She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Page 25 More Phrases Just for Fun Six of One and Half a Dozen of the Other This is another long phrase that replaces a simple idea. Use it to mean that it s all the same or there is no difference. I don t care if we go skiing or sledding. To me it s six of one and a half a dozen of the other. Stick-in-the-Mud This phrase can mean that you are just no fun or not able to change from your serious nature. Don t invite Bill. He s such a stick-in-the-mud. That s the Straw That Broke the Camel s Back That s the Last Straw These two phrases are quite similar. They are used to say that something was the final problem and that someone no longer has any patience to endure it. _You want another hundred dollars Well that s the straw that broke the camel s back She lost her purse again. That s the last straw I simply won t buy her another. To Talk Someone s Head Off This phrase should be used when you wish to say that someone is talking too much to another person. _John stood in the corner as the annoying woman talked his head off. Mary was embarrassed. Her husband had been talking Mrs. Smith s head off. To Tick Someone Off This expression is very casual and indicates that someone is angry. _If you say that again you re going to tick me off. After the dog bit him Dad became really ticked .
