Idioms
Common English idioms used in daily life, at work, and in exams, explained with meanings and examples.
106 expressions found
Something that is very easy to do.
Used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.
To stop working on something for the rest of the day.
Feeling slightly ill.
Very rarely.
To do or say something to make people feel more relaxed in a social situation.
To not give up despite a difficult situation.
To stay positive in a difficult situation.
To go to bed.
To go to bed.
To accept a situation as it is instead of trying to change it.
Used to say that a situation has been going well up to now.
Time seems to pass very quickly.
It is better for someone to arrive or do something late than not at all.
Something that is not to one's taste or liking.
In a few words; briefly.
Used to summarize a story briefly, leaving out the details.
Happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
To reveal secret information.
To reveal a secret carelessly or by accident.
To avoid talking about something directly.
Said when a person being talked about suddenly appears.
To agree with someone.
To deliberately ignore or be unfriendly toward someone.
To tell someone everything about a situation, especially personal feelings.
To avoid becoming too friendly or close with someone.
Directly from the person who has firsthand knowledge.
To summarize something briefly.
To understand a hidden meaning that is not directly stated.
To say what you mean directly, without wasting time.
Used to say that you have no idea about something.
To stop yourself from saying something you want to say.
Used to tell someone not to interfere in matters that don't concern them.
To trust what someone says even though you're not completely sure it's true.
To argue against an idea just to test it, not because you actually disagree.
What a person actually does matters more than what they say they'll do.
Both people involved in a situation share responsibility for it.
In agreement, understanding a situation the same way.
Feeling extremely happy.
Extremely happy.
To suddenly become too nervous to do something you had planned.
To suddenly become very angry.
To stay calm in a stressful situation.
To release stress or anger, often through physical activity.
To calm down and behave normally after being upset.
To annoy someone very much.
To become difficult to control.
In the same difficult situation as someone else.
To be very careful about what you say or do so as not to upset someone.
To change your opinion or decision about something.
To spoil someone's plans or happiness.
To do or say something that disturbs a stable situation.
An obvious problem that everyone notices but no one wants to talk about.
The last in a series of unpleasant events that makes a situation unbearable.
To make a bad situation even worse.
Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good.
To face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage.
To make more effort than is expected.
To deal with a difficult situation in a direct and confident way.
To try every possible way to achieve something.
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