Idioms 1
‘The best of both worlds’
means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time
‘Speak of the devil’
this means that the person you’re just talking about actually appears at that moment.
‘A piece of cake’
– something is very easy.
‘Stealing someone’s thunder’
Taking credit for someone else's achievements.
"To add salt to the wound"
Make something worse than it already is
‘See eye to eye’
– this means agreeing with someone.
‘Once in a blue moon’
– an event that happens infrequently
‘To feel under the weather’
– to not feel well.
‘The last straw’
– The final source of irritation for someone to finally lose patience.
‘The elephant in the room’
An issue or problem that is very important but that is not discussed openly.
‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’
– to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.
‘To kill two birds with one stone’
– to solve two problems at once
‘Let the cat out of the bag’
– to accidentally reveal a secret.
‘Getting a taste of your own medicine’
– Being treated the same unpleasant way you have treated others.
‘Giving someone the cold shoulder’
– To ignore someone.
‘To add insult to injury’
– to make a situation worse.
‘To cut corners’
– to do something badly or cheaply.
‘Break a leg’
– means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).
‘Call it a day’
– Stop working on something
‘Bite the bullet’
– Decide to do something unpleasant that you have been avoiding.
‘When pigs fly’
– something that will never happen.
‘To cost an arm and a leg’
– something is very expensive.
‘To hit the nail on the head’
– to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
‘A blessing in disguise’
– An misfortune that eventually results in something good happening later on.
‘Let someone off the hook’
To allow someone, who has been caught, to not be punished.