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Time to learn. 20 most common idioms in English language.

1. All ears. Meaning – very concentrated or keen to listen to the other person with full attention. Example – Children are all ears when the teacher tells them fairytales..

2. A hard nut to crack. Meaning – a person who is very difficult to deal with Example – I gave my best to be friendly with her, but she is simply a hard nut to crack..

3. A piece of cake. Meaning – something easily done, simple work Example – Sara said the test would be very difficult, but it was a piece of cake..

4. Better late than never. Meaning – it’s better to arrive late than not to come at all Example – we’ve been waiting for you for three hours, but better late than never..

5. Born with a silver spoon in mouth. Meaning – someone who is born in a very wealthy family. Example – He does not need this job as much as I do as he is born with a silver spoon in his mouth..

6. Bread and butter. Meaning – earnings of a person, indicate when a person earns for a living. Example – you have to earn your own bread and butter..

7. A picture is worth a thousand words. Meaning – It’s better to show than to tell, illustration conveys a stronger message than words. Example – Such a beautiful portrait of a little girl represents how a picture is worth a thousand words..

8. Break a leg. Meaning – Good luck, best wishes Example – you have a test tomorrow? Break a leg!.

9. Can not judge a book by its cover. Meaning – you can’t judge something just by its appearance. Example – The candidate doesn’t look very promising, but you can’t judge a book by its cover..

10. Chasing rainbows. Meaning – To follow your dreams, trying to do something that can’t be achieved. Example – I understand you want to be famous singer, but don’t chase rainbows. You are not a good singer..

11. Once in a blue moon. Meaning – something happens very rarely. Explanation – I don’t know why she bought that music system. She uses it once in a blue moon..

12. Cool as a cucumber. Meaning – To be very calm and relaxed Example – How could the murderer be as cool as cucumber after doing such serious crimes..

13. Find your feet. Meaning – become confident in what you are doing, or familiar with some new situation or experience Example – I’m new to this city, so I’m still finding my feet..

14. Keep your chin up. Meaning – be brave and courageous in a tough situation Example – Don’t let the difficulties intimidate you, keep your chin up..

15. Kill two birds with one stone. Meaning – accomplish two different things, jobs or actions, solve problems at the same time. Explanation – cycling to work kills two birds with one stone. It saves money and gives you some exercise..

16. All thumbs. Meaning – Clumsy, or not very good at doing something Example – when it comes to sewing, I’m all thumbs..

17. Make ends meet. Meaning – make enough money to survive, to manage expenses. Explanation – We need to start saving money in order to make ends meet..

18. Make a long story short. Meaning – tell something briefly Explanation – to make a long story short, I had a wonderful time during my vacation..

19. Never in a billion years. Meaning – absolutely never Explanation – never in a billion years would I think to fall in love with him..

20. On cloud nine. Meaning – to be extremely happy Explanation – Natasha is on cloud nine since she got married..

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22. Out of the wood. Meaning – the hardest part of something is over, but the situation isn’t still good Example – the surgery went well, but he’s not out of the woods yet..

23. Penny for your thoughts. Meaning – a way of asking someone else’s thoughts Example – You seem so serious. A penny for your thoughts..

24. Pull someone’s leg. Meaning – to joke with someone, to trick someone in a humorous way. Explanation – I think he was just pulling my leg when he said, I have failed in the exam..

25. That’s the last straw. Meaning – someone’s patience has run out, to be the latest in a sequence of unpleasant things that can’t be accepted. Explanation – I am not going to wait for the last straw. I’ll do something about the problem much sooner than you..

26. To cut corners. Meaning – to do something in an easy and very cheap way, to reduce time, money and expenses. Example – my mom often had to cut corners when we were kids, to feed all of us..

11. Break the ice. Meaning – to try to become friends with something, to make a start of something Example – It’s always easy to break the ice after I’ve had a drinks..

27. To go Dutch. Meaning – when everyone pays his bill Example – last night we had a date, but we went Dutch because I’ve paid for my coffee and he paid his..

29. Tongue tied. Meaning – Unable to think of something to say Example – I’m always tongue tied when I meet someone new..

30. Turn the house upside down. Meaning – search everywhere Example – Nikita turned the house upside down but still couldn’t find her library book..

31. In hot water. Meaning – In trouble Example – Joey was in hot water after he broke Mrs. Sam’s window..

32. Butterflies in my stomach. Meaning – A nervous, fluttery feeling in the stomach Example – I always get butterflies in my stomach before a big game..

33. Be in the same boa. Meaning – Be in the same bad situation as someone else Example – with us both sick, we are in the same boat..

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16. Lose your marbles. Meaning - to go crazy, insane. Explanation – I’ve been so bad lately that I thought I’m losing my marbles..