I
D
I
O
M
100

Lighten up

to relax

100

he's "beaten black and blue"

to be beaten up and bruised

100

under the weather

to feel sick

100

Piece of cake

really easy

100

Blow off steam or let off steam

to do or say something to get rid of strong emotions

200

walking on egg shells

Being very careful

200

Are you pulling my leg?

asking someone if they're tricking you or messing with you

200

Cutting corners

This idioms means to do something poorly in order to save time and/or money

200

What is "To drop your guard." 

This idioms means, to stop being careful about showing your emotions and not hiding how you're feeling

200

cost an arm and a leg

something being extremely expensive

300

kill two birds with one stone

to accomplish two different things at the same time by only doing one thing. 

300

hold your horses

slow down

300

to see red

This idioms means to get really angry.

300

Call it a day

to decide to stop doing something

300

The last straw

the final action that pushes someone over the edge. someone's last chance, when someone pushes you too far

400

wrap your head around something

to fully understand something

400

Seeing the world through "rose coloured glasses"

only seeing/noticing the good things, not having a realistic viewpoint on things, being naive 

400

to "beat around the bush"

to not be direct about something, talking around a subject without being specific

400

to throw in the towel

to give up on something, to stop trying

400

hit the hay

go to sleep

500

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth 

you shouldn't find fault with/complain about something that has been received as a gift or favor

500

a dime a dozen

something very common

500

to "bite the bullet"

do something you don't want to do/do something unpleasant


500

Go back to the drawing board 

to start over

500

“Straight from the horse’s mouth”

 Information from the person who knows best., or from the original source.

M
e
n
u