VOCABULARY, IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS (VIE)

TECHNOLOGY

Silver Surfer an elderly person who uses the internet A silver surfer may even spend more time on Facebook than his grandchildren.

On the Same Wavelength thinking in the same pattern or in agreement They have done a good job in the project because they were on the same wavelength.

Cog In The Machinesaid about one part of a large system or organisationThe secret societies were an important cog in the machine of organised crime in the early nineties.

Blow a Fusebecome uncontrollably angryJim will blow a fuse when he finds out that his son did not do well for the National Examinations.

Light Years Ahead

a long way in front of other people in terms of development, success etcAlbert Einstein was light years ahead of his fellow scientists and was able to solve many of mankind’s mysteries with his experiments.

Bright As A Buttonintelligent; quick-mindedYou cannot fool Jane. She may be only six years old but she's bright as a button.

Cutting Edgeat the forefront of progress in its areaApple is at the cutting edge of technology when it comes to tablet computers.

Button (up) One's Lipto stop talkingPlease, button up your lip and keep the news secret till tomorrow.

Well-oiled machinesomething that functions very wellThe Singapore Government is a well-oiled machine when it comes to bringing up the economy for its people.

Have something down to a sciencesaid when you are able to manage doing something very wellThey have the management of the concert down to a science, thus it ran smoothly.

Bells and Whistlesattractive features that things have, though often a bit unnecessaryCars are normally loaded with bells and whistles but most people will not need them.

Push The Panic Buttonto panic suddenlyWe may have lost the last three games but we will not push the panic button yet.

All-Singing, All-Dancingvery modern and technically advancedThe latest model of computers all come with the new all-singing, all-dancing software.

Reinvent The Wheelto waste one's time doing something that has already been done satisfactorilyJust use our guide book to and do not try to reinvent the wheel please.

Push The Envelopeto move beyond the limit of what has usually been doneTV shows are really likes to push the envelope by showing so much sex and violence.

Rocket Sciencean activity requiring considerable intelligence and abilityIt is not exactly rocket science when I asked Billy to put up the poster which he failed to do.

Acid Testa test whose findings are beyond doubt or disputeThe upcoming General Elections will be an acid test on the capabilities of the Government. Rocket Science

Firing on All Cylindersworking at full strengthThe team was firing on all cylinders under the new coach thus able to win the championship last year.

Garbage In, Garbage Out.something produced from materials of low quality will also be of low qualityThe meals are pretty poor but then they never use fresh ingredients - garbage in, garbage out.

Get Your Wires Crossedmisunderstand each otherAndy and Alex ended up getting their wires crossed and were confused as to who was supposed to complete the task.