50 idiomatic expressions examples meaning
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
Black out
Faint
Black and blue
Describe something that is badly bruised
Golden opportunity
The perfect chance
Have the blues
Be sad or depressed
Black sheep
A person who is a disgrace to a family or group
Two heads are better than one
My son, don’t forget; Two heads are better than one
Learn the ropes
It didn’t take her new assistant long to learn the ropes.
Doing your homework
You can’t play game any more until you do your homework!
Under one’s belt
She has almost a year as minister under her belt.
Pick his brain
You should pick Mary’s brain sometime; she knows all about math.
Be common knowledge
It’s common knowledge that she is a beautiful girl.
As far as anyone knows
As far as anyone knows, this is the last of the great herds of buffalo.
Knowledge is power
In this situation, knowledge is power.
Cover a lot of ground
Complete a lot of material in a class
Eager beaver
Someone who works hard and is very enthusiastic
Copycat
Someone who copies the work of another person
Dropout
To stop attending school
Pass with flying colors
To experience particular trouble or difficulty
Souped up
Made more powerful or stylish
Sell like hot cakes
Bought by many people
Big cheese
Very important person (VIP)
Cream of the crop
The best
Butter someone up
Be extra nice to someone
One smart cookie
A very intelligent person
Egg someone on
Urge someone to do something
Hard nut to crack
Difficult to understand, often a person
Cool as a cucumber
Very relaxed
Apple of one’s eye
A person that is adored by someone
Bob’s Your Uncle
The rest is easy; you’re almost finished
My Old Man, My Old Lady
My spouse
Pop the Question
Propose marriage
Up the Duff
Pregnant
Like Taking Candy from a Baby
Very easy
Accident Of Birth
Luck in something due to family good fortune
One big happy family
A group of people who live or work together or in close proximity
Family man
A man devoted to taking care of his wife and children
Spitting Image
Have a strong resemblance, often familiar
