Post on 17-Jan-2016
Idioms for August
Aug. 3-31
in a dead heat
• finishing a race at exactly the same time; tied. The two students finished the race in a dead heat.
• The robotics cars ended the contest in a dead heat.
turn up the heat
• to put pressure on someone or something; • The librarians turned up the heat on students
to read.
Beat the heat
• Find ways to stay cool• I have lots of ice cream to beat the heat.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
• If the pressure or stress is too great, leave or give up
• You didn’t realize cheerleading practice was so demanding. Well, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
take the heat off (of) someone or something
• to relieve the pressure on someone or something
• The change in the deadline for the float entry takes the heat off student council.