Most Commonly Used Idioms



A white Elephant 
Meaning: He can not maintain his petrol car these days.It has become a white Elephant .

An Exe To grind
Meaning: People will flatter you hen theey have an axe to grind.

A Blessing in Disguise

Meaning: A good thing that initially seemed bad


A Dime a Dozen

Meaning: Something that is very common, not unique


Adding Insult to Injury

Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse


Beat Around the Bush

Meaning: Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable.


25 Most Important Synonyms___
                                    



Beating a Dead Horse

Meaning: Giving time or energy to something that is ended or over


Bite the Bullet

Meaning: To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually


Best of Both Worlds

Meaning: The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time


Biting Off More Than You Can Chew

Meaning: Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing.


By the Skin of Your Teeth

Meaning: Just barely making it


Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

Meaning: Not judging something by its initial appearance


Doing Something at the Drop of a Hat

Meaning: Doing something at the moment of being asked


Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch

Meaning: Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened


Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices


Costs an Arm and a Leg

Meaning: Something that is overpriced or very expensive


Cutting Corners

Meaning: Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money


Devil’s Advocate

Meaning: To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view


Feeling Under the Weather

Meaning: Not feeling well, or feeling sick


Fit as a Fiddle

Meaning: Being in good health


Getting a Taste of Your Own Medicine

Meaning: Being treated the way that you have been treating others


Getting a Second Wind

Meaning: Having energy again after being tired


Giving the Benefit of the Doubt

Meaning: Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable


Giving Someone the Cold Shoulder

Meaning: Ignoring someone


Going on a Wild Goose Chase

Meaning: Doing something that is pointless


Heard it on the Grapevine

Meaning: Hearing rumours about someone or something


Hitting the Nail on the Head

Meaning: Performing a task with exactness


Killing Two Birds With One Stone

Meaning: Accomplishing two different tasks in the same undertaking


Letting Someone Off the Hook

Meaning: Not holding someone responsible for something


Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

Meaning: Sharing information that was intended to be a secret


No Pain, No Gain

Meaning: You have to work hard in order to see results


On the Ball

Meaning: Doing a good job, being prompt, or being responsible


Once in a Blue Moon

Meaning: Something that doesn’t happen very often


Piece of Cake

Meaning: A task or job that is easy to complete


Pulling Someone’s Leg

Meaning: Joking with someone


Speak of the Devil

Meaning: When the person you have just been talking about arrives


Stealing Someone’s Thunder

Meaning: Taking credit for someone else’s achievements


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