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english idioms english idioms what are idioms? idioms are expressions which have a meaning that is not obvious from the individual words. the best way to understand an idiom is to see it in context. most idioms are fixed in their form and cannot be changed or varied. as it can be difficult to work out what an idiom means, you will often need to look them up in a dictionary. why do we learn idioms? to improve our level of english to understand native speakers types of idioms: some idioms are imaginative expressions such as proverbs and sayings e.g.: too many cooks spoil the broth. other idioms are short expressions that are used for a particular purpose: get lost! some are considered as idioms because their form is fixed: for certain similes: white like a chalk bionimals: safe and sound (trionimals) from grammatical point of view we distinguish: verb+object/complement, …

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issed his or her chance at something. common idiomatic phrases & expressions idiom kill two birds with one stone on the ball cut corners to hear something straight from the horse's mouth costs an arm and a leg the last straw meaning this means ‘to do two things at the same time'. when someone understands the situation well. when something is done badly to save money. to hear something from the authoritative source. when something is very expensive. the final problem in a series of problems common idiomatic phrases & expressions idiom take what someone says with a grain of salt sit on the fence the best of both worlds put wool over other people's eyes meaning this means not to take what someone says too seriously. there is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true. this is used when someone does not want to choose …

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on the tip of your tongue = a word or an answer that you're sure you know but have difficulty finding it have your hands full = you are very busy or you have a lot to do keep your fingers crossed = hope that something will be successful watch the foot idioms here! animals like a bat out of hell = something that moves very quickly kill two birds with one stone = to succeed in doing two things at the same time as the crow flies = this expression refers to distance measured in a straight line let the cat out of the bag = reveal a secret, often not intentionally raining cats and dogs = it's raining very heavily work like a dog = very hard have kittens = a dramatic way of expressing worry, anxiety or fear sounds or smells fishy = you are suspicious about …

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for thought = something that makes you think very hard about something hot potato = a very sensitive and controversial matter which is difficult to deal with easy as pie = something that it is very easy to do the proof of the pudding is in the eating = means that something new can only be judged after it has been tested. watch the pie idioms here! money burn your fingers = suffer financially as a result of foolish behaviour cost an arm and a leg = something that is very expensive go dutch with sb = to share the cost of something, such as a meal or a concert feel the pinch = begin to suffer from a lack of money golden handshake = generous sum of money given to a person when they leave a company or retire money to burn = people who have so much money …

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with a silver spoon in your mouth means that your family is very rich and privileged to have green fingers = to be good at gardening green with envy = a person who is very envious to have a grey existence = to lead a dull, monotonous life in the pink of health = to be in excellent physical condition or extremely healthy to be in the red = to owe money or have a negative account see red = become very angry or annoyed about st others burn the candle at both ends = exhaust yourself by doing too much, especially going to bed late and getting up early dig one's own grave = a person who does something which causes their own downfall hard as nails = a person who is unsentimental and shows no sympathy speak off the cuff = say st spontaneously, without previous thought or …

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english idioms english idioms what are idioms? idioms are expressions which have a meaning that is not obvious from the individual words. the best way to understand an idiom is to see it in context. most idioms are fixed in their form and cannot be changed or varied. as it can be difficult to work out what an idiom means, you will often need to look them up in a dictionary. why do we learn idioms? to improve our level of english to understand native speakers types of idioms: some idioms are imaginative expressions such as proverbs and sayings e.g.: too many cooks spoil the broth. other idioms are short expressions that are used for a particular purpose: get lost! …

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