50 Idioms with Their Meanings in English
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
30 Common English idioms and their meanings
Idioms About WEATHER in English
| Come rain or shine | Whatever happens |
| On cloud nine | Very happy |
| Brainstorm | To generate many ideas quickly |
| Take sth by storm | to overwhelm s.one or s.thing by becoming famous quickly |
| Stealing my thunder | Making people pay attention to you |
| A cold day in July | Something that will never happen |
| Take a rain check | Decline an invitation but maybe you will accept it another time |
| A ray of sunshine | Something that brings happiness to someone |
| Once in a blue moon | Very rarely |
Idioms about Colors in English
Red tape
Official or bureaucratic tasks
To be yellow
To be cowardly
To see red
To be very angry
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
