Sit tight / Pitch in / Go cold turkey / Face the music / Ring a bell
Can you help me with understanding these idioms, please? :) I wrote a few sentences but I am not sure if they are correct.
Sit tight
1. I know that you really want to meet her but she is really busy now, so sit tight.
2. Can you just sit tight while I’ll buy new clothes in the store?
3. When we will at the hairdresser you need to sit tight, ok?
Pitch in
1. I want you to pitch in with housework stuff next Saturday.
2. We’re going to pitch in and buy some gift for Maria because of her birthday.
3. We need to finish this project by the end of this week. Let’s pitch in!
Go cold turkey
1. I was smoking a lot of but last year I went cold turkey.
2. I eat so many candy and my doctor said that I have to go cold turkey with that.
3. She doesn’t feel good because she went cold turkey with drugs.
Face the music
1. We had deadline by the end of the last week but we didn’t finish the project so now we need to face the music.
2. He have to face the music, he forgot about date with Anna!
3. Do you want to face the music after you won’t do your homework?
Ring a bell
1. He is really smart because even when he is not prepared for our meetings he’s listening very carefully. He’s also trying to show that he knows everything and he usually ring a bell.
2. Can you stop ring a bell? I just said this a few minutes ago!
3. Don’t try to ring a bell. I know that you have no idea what is going on here.
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Sit tight / Pitch in / Go cold turkey / Face the music / Ring a bell
Can you help me with understanding these idioms, please? :) I wrote a few sentences but I am not sure if they are correct.Sit tight
1. I know that you really want to meet her but she is really busy now, so sit tight. GREAT!
2. Can you just sit tight while I’ll buy new clothes in the store? really close!!
3. When we will are at the hairdresser you need to sit tight, ok? really close!!
Pitch in
1. I want you to pitch in with housework stuff next Saturday. GREAT!
2. We’re going to pitch in and buy some gift for Maria because of her birthday.GREAT!
3. We need to finish this project by the end of this week. Let’s pitch in!GREAT!
Go cold turkey
1. I was smoking a lot of cigarettes but last year I went cold turkey.
2. I eat so many much candy and that my doctor said that I will have to go cold turkey with that.
3. She doesn’t feel good well because she went quit drugs cold turkey.
You can also use "quit cold turkey" instead of "go cold turkey" Using cold turkey implies quitting something, but it is very common to use it both ways. It means to quit suddenly, not gradually.
Face the music
1. We had a deadline by at the end of the last week but we didn’t finish the project so now we need to face the music.
2. He have has to face the music, he forgot about his date with Anna!
3. Do you want to face the music after you won’t do your homework?
Ring a bell to help you remember something / trigger a memory
1. He is really smart because even when he is not prepared for our meetings he’s listening very carefully. He’s also trying to show that he knows everything and he usually ring a bell.
2. Can you stop ring a bell? I just said this a few minutes ago!
3. Don’t try to ring a bell. I know that you have no idea what is going on here.
1.We met them last year, at Sam's party. Does that ring a bell? (Does that help you remember)
2. Now that you've said her name, it does ring a bell. (It does help me remember)
3. Your name is familiar but your face does not ring a bell. Are you certain we have met? (your face doesn't look familiar - it is not helping me remember our previous meeting)
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Thanks Ryan! :)
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For the most part, you got the meanings of these idioms except for "ring a bell".
"Sit tight" is a pretty common idiom, usually meaning to be patient.
"Pitch in" means to help out or assist. Pitch has an English connotation to throw.
"Face the music" is a more interesting expression. There are two possible origins for this saying. One is military in origin where a solider or officer was drummed out of service and another has to do with dramatic music as an actor exited a scene. Something similar and more literal would "face the consequences".
"Ring a bell" is used to mean as something reminds you or something seems familiar. For example:
"Do you know Mr. Smith?" "No, but that name rings a bell." - Meaning I might know that person, but not for sure.
"Have you ever heard of Wawel castle?" "I think so, it rings a bell." - Meaning I might have heard of it before, it sounds familiar.
Hope this helps!
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