CatyG

IDIOMS!!!

1) To get a second wind. To suddenly have a new energy,to have increased, energy or strengh after feeling tired or weak. Example. After two hours, we could hardly walk another step, but we got a second wind as we neared home.
Example 2. The automobile industry seems to have gotten a second wind.

2) Knock something on the head. To stop doing something.
Exampe. Do you still play football? No, I knocked that on the head a while ago.

3) All sweetness and light. So cheerful and smiley. Example: She was in such a bad mood the other day but now she's all sweetness and light.

4) Hit the nail on the head. To be right about something or to describe exactly what is causing a situacion or problem. Example: I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.

Example 2. Mike hit the nail on the head when he said most people can use a computer without knowing how it works.