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Cost an arm and a leg. To be very expensive. That designer purse costs an arm and a leg. Hit the nail on the head. To describe exactly what is needed or wanted. His explanation hit the nail on the head. Bite the bullet. To face a difficult situation with courage. I had to bite the bullet and tell him the truth.
IDIOM. MEANING. Acid test. Proves the effectiveness of something. Actions speak louder than words. People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say. Add insult to injury. To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavourable situation. After the watershed.
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In this post, we’ll explore 20 common English idioms with their meanings to enhance your language skills. What Are Idioms? Idioms are phrases that have a figurative meaning, different from their literal meaning. Learning idioms will help you understand English conversations more easily and use language that sounds natural to native speakers.
An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make them hard for ESL students and learners to understand. Here, we have a dictionary of 1059 English idiomatic expressions with definitions. Please note that idioms marked with “99” are more ...
Idiom Meaning let the cat out of the bag to reveal a secret by mistake wild goose chase an impossible pursuit when pigs fly a way of saying that something will never happen white elephant an unwanted item chomping at the bit eager to do something (be a) guinea pig to be part of an experiment or trial it’s raining cats and dogs it is raining ...
definition (2). Then, two or three example sentences (3) are provided to illustrate how the idiom is used. Occasionally, an idiom has more than one meaning. Where this occurs, each meaning for the idiom is numbered with corresponding numbers in the sample sentences. All entries include the idiom (1), definition (2), and sample sentences (3).
106 English Idioms in Use Intermediate C B 51 Face, hair, neck, chest Face Our face presents the image we show people and that is reflected in most of the idioms with face. idiom meaning example make/pull a face show that you do not like something by making an unpleasant expression Emma pulled a face when she heard that Jim was coming to the party.
