Cambridge English: PET (B1 Preliminary) - Idiomatic Expressions
Learn useful PET idiomatic expressions and common phrases whose meanings may not be understood directly from the individual words.
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a type of activity, subject, etc. that one is very good at or enjoys very much
anything that is very easy to achieve or do
![to [take] {sth} with a pinch of salt](/assets/img/no-pic-700w.png "to [take] {sth} with a pinch of salt")
to not take something seriously or to only partially accept it
to reveal secret or private information
![to [go] pear-shaped](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/40893/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [go] pear-shaped")
to proceed in a way that causes a bad outcome
![to [cry] over spilled milk](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/40991/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [cry] over spilled milk")
to feel upset or regretful about something that has already happened and cannot be undone
used for saying that something can only happen on very rare occasions
to completely agree with someone and understand their point of view
the state in which one loses all one's confidence and willingness to continue doing something
![to [pull] {one's} leg](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44742/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [pull] {one's} leg")
to joke with someone in a friendly manner by trying to make them believe something that is not true
to make two or more strangers get comfortable with each other and engage in a conversation
