Idioms Examples! Following is a list of commonly used English idioms with their meaning you should learn to use in your daily life.
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List of Idioms Examples & Their Meanings
- In touch
Meaning: in contact, or in communication
- Take it easy
Meaning: relax, rest
Meaning: a job, task or other activity that is easy or simple
- On the ball
Meaning: be alert, active
- Under the water
Meaning: somewhat ill or gloomy
- Once in a blue moon
Meaning: very rarely, unusual or very infrequently
- Be all ears
Meaning: carefully listen, eager
- Hit the sack
Meaning: go to bed
- An arm and a leg
Meaning: a lot of money
- Sit on the fence
Meaning: to delay making a decision
- Up in the air
Meaning: not yet finished
- A little bird told me
Meaning: receive the information from a source not to be overtly exposed
- Go bananas
Meaning: to become extremely angry
- A penny for your thoughts
Meaning: used to inquire into the thoughts
- Down in the dumps
Meaning: very sad and without much interest in life
- A short fuse
Meaning: the personality trait of being quick to anger
- A stone’s throw
Meaning: a short distance
- Let your hair down
Meaning: to enjoy yourself and start to relax
- Bite the bullet
Meaning: force yourself to do something difficult or unpleasant
- Add insult to injury
Meaning: worsen an unfavorable situation
- Twist someone’s arm
Meaning: to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do
- The best thing since sliced bread
Meaning: a new invention that is likely to improve people’s lives importantly
- Blow smoke
Meaning: speak with a lack of credibility, sense
- Have a bone to pick with someone
Meaning: to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done
- Far cry from
Meaning: Very different from.
- Piece of cake
Meaning: A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.
- Let the cat out of the bag
Meaning: To share information that was previously concealed
- Against The Clock
Meaning: Rushed and short on time.
- Chip on his shoulder
Meaning: Angry today about something that occured in the past.
- Whole nine yards
Meaning: Everything
- Not playing with a full deck
Meaning: Someone who lacks intelligence.
- It’s not rocket
Meaning: science something is not difficult
- Ring a bell
Meaning: seem familiar
- Run on fumes
Meaning: operate with few resources
- Sit tight
Meaning: wait patiently
- A thumbs up
Meaning: that’s good
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thx! this helped me alot!
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Sorry, guys, but It is incorrect in the chart. Once in blue moon does not mean Somewhat ill or gloomy((((
I totally agree, and they claim to be teachers ???? ????
Ok
Supberb
it is once in a blue moon and it means rarely, or next to never
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Language, Timothy!