Common Idioms
This idiom means 'to get to the core problem or reason'.
What is 'hit the nail on the head'?
If someone 'sly as a fox', they are considered to be what?
What is clever or cunning?
This idiom means 'to suddenly start raining heavily'.
What is 'it's raining cats and dogs'?
If someone is 'cool as a cucumber', they are feeling what?
What is very calm?
What does 'keeping your fingers crossed' symbolize?
What is hoping for good luck?
If someone is 'feeling under the weather', what are they likely experiencing?
What is feeling sick or unwell?
If someone 'has ants in their pants', they are feeling what?
What is restless or impatient?
When someone is 'on cloud nine', they are feeling what?
What is very happy?
If a job or task is 'a piece of cake', it is considered to be what?
What is very easy?
This idiom means to support someone. 'I've got your...?'
What is back?
This idiom means 'to reveal a secret or tell a secret by accident'.
What is 'let the cat out of the bag'?
If people 'are like two peas in a pod', they are very what?
What is similar or alike?
The idiom 'under the weather' is used to describe someone who feels what?
What is unwell or sick?
To 'spill the beans' means to do what?
What is reveal a secret?
To 'lend someone a hand' means to do what?
What is help them?
When something is 'a piece of cake', how difficult is it?
What is very easy?
When someone 'cries wolf', they are giving a false alarm. What does it lead people to do?
What is stop believing them?
'Calm before the storm' refers to what kind of a situation?
What is a peaceful time before a difficult time?
If something 'sells like hotcakes', it is doing what?
What is selling very quickly?
If someone is 'all ears', they are doing what?
What is listening carefully?
This idiom means 'to suddenly become a very serious or grave situation'.
What is 'taking a turn for the worse'?
If something happens ‘once in a blue moon’, how often does it occur?
What is very rarely?
When you 'break the ice' in a conversation, what are you doing?
What is making people feel more comfortable or starting a conversation?
When something 'costs an arm and a leg', what does it imply?
What is very expensive?
To 'bite your tongue' means to stop yourself from saying something, especially what?
What is something harsh or inappropriate?