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Common English Idioms: Meanings

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Idioms and meanings

by Yulieen Baloy
1

Better late than never

It is better to arrive late than to never arrive at all

2

It’s not rocket science

An activity is easy to understand

3

Make a long story short

To explain something quickly or to summarize

4

No pain, no gain

You must work hard to succeed

5

Time flies when you’re having fun

It feels like time moves more quickly when you’re doing something you enjoy

6

That ship has sailed

It is too late

7

Kill two birds with one stone

Accomplish two tasks with one action

8

You can’t judge a book by its cover

Don’t make judgments based on someone’s appearance

9

Barking up the wrong tree

Looking for something in the wrong place

10

Bite off more than you can chew

Take on more work than you can handle

11

Ignorance is bliss

Sometimes you’re better off not knowing something

12

Live and learn

To make mistakes and learn from them

13

Rain on my parade

To ruin a good thing for someone

14

In the heat of the moment

Overwhelmed by a situation

15

There are plenty of fish in the sea

There are many other opportunities available

16

Back to the drawing board

Start over

17

Hang in there

Don’t give up

18

So far, so good

The situation has been good and continues to be good

19

The best of both worlds

Benefits from two different things at the same time

20

See eye to eye

To agree

21

When pigs fly

Something that will never happen

22

To cost an arm and a leg

To be very expensive

23

To cut corners

To finish something quickly without following standard procedures

24

Add insult to injury

Make a bad situation even worse

25

Hit the nail on the head

Get something exactly right

26

Throw caution to the wind

Take a risk

27

Beat around the bush

Avoid saying what you actually mean

28

Break a leg

Good luck

29

Call it a day

Stop working

30

Get out of hand

Get out of control

31

On cloud nine

Very happy

32

Under the weather

Sick or ill

33

Speak of the devil

When someone you were just talking about arrives

34

Once in a blue moon

Very rarely

35

A piece of cake

Easy
 
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