30 Most Common Idioms and Definitions
- Barrel of laugh: someone who is very funny
- Old as the hills: some who is very old
- In the doghouse: To have some unhappy with you
- Up for grabs: Available for anyone
- Split hairs: Argue or worry about small details
- Round the bend: Crazy, insane
- See eye to eye: To concur, agree
- Break a leg: Good luck
- Ball is in your court: It is up to you to make the next decision or step
- Barking up the wrong tree: Looking in the wrong place.
- Be glad to see the back of: Be happy when a person leaves.
- Against The Clock: Rushed and short on time.
- Don’t judge a book by its cover: Don’t judge something primarily by its appearance.
- Thanks to: Due to
- Ball is in your court: It is up to you to make the next decision or step
- Blind date: A date where the two people have never met before
- Get along with: To have a good relationship with someone
- Kick The Bucket: Die
- Oddball: a weirdo or a strange person
- Knee Jerk Reaction: A quick and automatic response
- Hang in there: Don’t give up
- Pull yourself together: Calm down
- So far so good: Things are going well so far
- Down-To-Earth: sensible and realistic
- Curiosity killed the cat: Being too curious can get you into trouble
- 9 Elvis has left the building:The show has come to an end It’s all over
- 2 Last straw: The final problem in a series of problems
- Joined at the hip: to be exceptionally close to someone
- Elbow grease: hard physical efford
- Forty winks: a short nap