English Vocabulary

break someone’s heart (make someone feel very sad) Jacob broke Sophia’s heart when he left her for another woman. It breaks my heart to think of how they left the animals to starve to death.   break someone’s heart – English Vocabulary

a fly on the wall (an unnoticed observer or listener) I wish I could be a fly on the wall during the negotiations. You should be a fly on the wall to hear what he is saying about you.   fly on the wall – English Vocabulary

a dead duck  informal (an unsuccessful or useless thing, a failure) The project was a dead duck right from the start. (a person who is in great trouble) If Dad finds out what you did, you’ll be a dead duck.   dead duck – English Vocabulary

a cold fish (an unfriendly and unfeeling person) He rarely talks to the others. He’s a cold fish. He never helps his mother clean the house; he is a cold fish.   cold fish – English Vocabulary

  a chicken and egg situation (said when it is difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other) You need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience. It’s a chicken-and-egg situation.   chicken and egg – English Vocabulary