***ENERGY IDIOMS*
✍️a bright spark: an intelligent
Fred is a bright spark - he knows the capital of Mangolia
✍️full of beans: has a lot of energy.
Andrea's full of beans this morning
✍️take coal to Newcastle : supplying something where it is need.
Do you really think we can sell our cars in Japan? It's like taking coal to Newcastle.
✍️let off steam : release (nervous) energy.
After a tough day at work in the office. Ruth loves to let of steam with a game of squash.
✍️full steam ahead : time to go at top speed.
There are two months before my IELTS test , so from now on, it's full steam ahead.
✍️burn the midnight oil: working late at night.
Steff has been burning the midnight oil for the last two weeks .
✍️add fuel to the fire: making a bad situation worse.
Derek is already in a bad mood. Don't tell him about the broken photocopier right now. That will just be adding fuel to the fire.
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