The most common English idioms

Idiom Meaning
  • A blessing in disguise A good thing that seemed bad at first

  • A dime a dozen Something common

  • Beat around the bush Avoid saying what you mean

  • Better late than never Better to arrive late than not to come at all

  • Bite the bullet To get something inevitable over with

  • Break a leg Good luck

  • Call it a day Stop working on something

  • Cut somebody some slack Don't be so critical

  • Cutting corners Doing something poorly to save time or money

  • Easy does it Slow down

  • Get out of hand Get out of control

  • Get your act together Work better or leave

  • Go back to the drawing board Start over

  • Hang in there Don't give up

  • Hit the sack Go to sleep

  • It's not rocket science It's not complicated

  • Miss the boat It's too late

  • No pain, no gain You have to work for what you want

  • On the ball Doing a good job

  • Pull someone's leg To joke with someone

  • Pull yourself together Calm down

  • So far so good Things are going well so far

  • Speak of the devil The person we were just talking about showed up!

  • That's the last straw My patience has run out

  • The best of both worlds An ideal situation

  • To make matters worse Make a problem worse

  • Under the weather Sick

  • Wrap your head around it Understand something complicated

  • You can say that again That's true, I agree

  • Your guess is as good as mine I have no idea
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*NEW WIRED CONNECTION - NO MORE WIFI!* My name is Scott Parrant and I am from Perth, Western Australia. I received my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where I was living for one year, but I have since returned back home to Australia. In Mexico, I spent some time working in a language center teaching English to Spanish speaking students young & old. I have received some great feedback on my relaxed and understanding approach to teaching English. With my classes, you can start a program from your proficiency level (from A1 - C2) and then be tested at the end to move up to the next level. I also have a wide range of topics with conversation questions for speaking if you were just looking to get some speaking practice.
Flag
English
globe
Australia
time
956
Speaks:
English
Native
,
Spanish
B1
,
Japanese
A1
*NEW WIRED CONNECTION - NO MORE WIFI!* My name is Scott Parrant and I am from Perth, Western Australia. I received my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where I was living for one year, but I have since returned back home to Australia. In Mexico, I spent some time working in a language center teaching English to Spanish speaking students young & old. I have received some great feedback on my relaxed and understanding approach to teaching English. With my classes, you can start a program from your proficiency level (from A1 - C2) and then be tested at the end to move up to the next level. I also have a wide range of topics with conversation questions for speaking if you were just looking to get some speaking practice.
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