Idioms and Phrases

Idioms and Phrases

1. The wheels are turning: To become effective or lead to success.

2. To put something to bed: To achieve something one hopes to

3. Skate on thin ice: A bad situation or failure

4. Ace in your hand: Something works for your advantage

5. Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush: Something which is sure is better than risky options.

6. Blessing In Disguise: Something good that isn't identified initially.

7. Dime A Dozen: Common and simple to get.

8. A Drop in the Bucket: small part of something huge or whole.

9. Lick somebody’s boots: To praise someone

10. A hard act to follow: Seems to be effective but difficult to follow

11. A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: Saving money penny by penny in little amount.

12. A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: A picture is better than words.

13. Turn A Blind Eye: Refuse to acknowledge something you know is real or legit.

14. A Toss-Up: An uncertain result.

15. A Piece of Cake: A job which can be done easily.

16. Save someone’s bacon: Try to save someone from a danger

17. Against the Clock: Rushed and short on time.

18. Actions Speak Louder Than Words: It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.

19. To add Fuel to the Fire: to make a bad situation even worse.

20. All Bark and No Bite: When someone seems to be aggressive but not ready to fight.

21. In The Same Boat: When everyone has common problems.

22. All Greek to me: Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the

Greek language would be.

23. An Arm and A Leg: Very expensive.  A large amount of money.

24. On the ball: To be alert

25. Scapegoat: Someone else who takes the blame.

26. Back To The Drawing Board: When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.

27. Barking Up The Wrong Tree: A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.

28. Copy cat: Not original

29. Beat A Dead Horse: To force an issue that has already ended.

30. Beating Around The Bush: Speaking indirectly about the issue.

31. Not miss a bite: Able to use every opportunity

32. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: To take on a task that is way to big.

33. Bite Your Tongue: To avoid talking.

34. Break A Leg: A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.

35. Buy A Lemon: To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.

36. Sweep the board: To grab all the prizes

37. To Chew someone out: Verbally scold someone.

38. Chip on his Shoulder: Being angry today for what was happened in the past.

39. Pass The Buck: Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else.

40. Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.

41. To Cross Your Fingers: To hope that something happens the way you want it to.

42. To Cry Over Spilt Milk:  When you complain about a loss from the past.

43. A Wolf Cry: Intentionally raise a false alarm.

44. A Cup Of Joe: A cup of coffee.

45. Curiosity Killed The Cat: Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation.

46. Cut to the Chase: Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point.

47. A Dark Horse: One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.

48. Rock the boat: To create troubles

49. Don't count your chickens before they hatch: Don't rely on it until your sure of it.

50. Down To The Wire: Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.

51. Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures: When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.

52. To Drink like a fish: To drink very heavily.

53. Drive someone up the wall: To irritate and/or annoy very much.

54. Dropping Like Flies: A large number of people either falling ill or dying.

55. A Body blow: Great difficulty and disappointment

56. Have a shot your bolt: To do everything to be successful

57. Ethnic Cleansing: Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.

58. Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

59. Dropping like flies : To give up something easily

60. Great Minds Think Alike: Intelligent people think like each other.

61. Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve: To openly and freely express your emotions.

62. Everything But The Kitchen Sink: Almost everything and anything has been included.

63. Excuse my French: Please forgive me for cussing.

64. Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.

65. In The Heat Of The Moment: Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.

66. Cock and Bull Story: An unbelievable tale.

67. Fixed In Your Ways: Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.

68. Flesh and Blood: This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family.

69. Fools' Gold: Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold.

70. From Rags To Riches: To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.

71. Get Your Walking Papers: Get fired from a job.

72. Give Him The Slip: To get away from. To escape.

73. Funny Farm: A mental institutional facility.

74. Good Samaritan: Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for compensation, and no thought of a reward.

75. Green Room: The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show.

76. Keep body and soul together: To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to keep yourself alive .

77. Gut Feeling: A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.

78. Haste Makes Waste: Quickly doing things results in a poor ending.

79. Out Of The Blue: Something that suddenly and unexpectedly occurs.

80. Have an Axe to Grind: To have a dispute with someone.

81. He Lost His Head: Angry and overcome by emotions.

82. Head Over Heels: Very excited and/or joyful, especially when in love.

83. Hell in a Hand basket: Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.

84. High Five: Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration gesture.

85. High on the Hog: Living in Luxury.

86. Hit The Books: To study, especially for a test or exam.

87. Hit The Hay: Go to bed or go to sleep.

88. Hold Your Horses: Be patient.

89. In Your Face: An aggressive and bold confrontation.

90. Wine and Dine: When somebody is treated to an expensive meal.

91. It Takes Two To Tango: A two person conflict where both people are at fault.

92. It's A Small World: You frequently see the same people in different places.

93. Its Anyone's Call: A competition where the outcome is difficult to judge or predict.

94. Keep An Eye On Him: You should carefully watch him.

95. Knock On Wood: Knuckle tapping on wood in order to avoid some bad luck.

96. Know the Ropes: To understand the details.

97. Let Bygones Be Bygones: To forget about a disagreement or arguement.

98. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: To avoid restarting a conflict.

99. Let The Cat Out Of The Bag: To share a secret that wasn't suppose to be shared.

100. The Ball Is In Your Court: It is your decision this time.