English Vocabulary & Language
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Common English Idioms
40 essential English idioms used in everyday conversation, writing, and standardized tests. Learn the meaning and real-world usage of each expression.
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40 essential English idioms used in everyday conversation, writing, and standardized tests. Learn the meaning and real-world usage of each expression.
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To do or say something to relieve tension or awkwardness in a social situation.
To endure a painful or difficult situation with courage.
To avoid getting to the main point; to talk indirectly about something.
To permanently damage a relationship or opportunity.
To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, sacrificing quality.
To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
To accidentally reveal a secret.
Something that is very easy to do.
Feeling slightly ill or unwell.
To reveal secret or hidden information.
Something that happens very rarely.
An informal way to say someone has died.
It is now your responsibility to take the next action.
To go to bed and sleep.
To take on more responsibility than you can handle.
Something that is extremely expensive.
To join a popular trend or activity.
To miss an opportunity; to fail to take advantage of something.
To joke or tease someone.
To avoid making a decision or committing to a side.
Said when someone appears just as you were talking about them.
To make a bad situation even worse.
To start something over from the beginning after a failure.
Looking for a solution in the wrong place or blaming the wrong person.
To keep changing one's opinion or attitude about something.
Discovered in the act of doing something wrong.
Don't form an opinion about something based on appearance alone.
Every difficult situation has a positive aspect.
To experience the same unpleasant treatment you gave to others.
To start over completely from the beginning.
To accomplish two things with a single action.
To be in the same difficult situation as others.
Remain cheerful and optimistic in a difficult situation.
To try every possible course of action to achieve something.
You have to work hard and suffer to achieve something worthwhile.
You know something but cannot quite remember it right now.
To calm down and behave normally after being upset.
The final problem in a series that makes you lose patience.
To admit defeat; to give up on something.
Completely controlled or dominated by another person.