• Idioms

Posted: **Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:04 am**

to wake up on the wrong side of the bed
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To be in a particularly and persistently irritable, unhappy, or grouchy mood or state

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:39 am**

the man behind the curtain
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A phrase used to describe someone who is in the background secretly plotting and conspiring or also a hypocrite.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:40 am**

skeletons in the someone's closet
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Something bad or embarrassing that happened in someone's past and that is kept secret.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:41 am**

follow in someone's footsteps
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To do the same thing as someone else did previously.

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:45 am**

give someone the cold shoulder
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To intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:47 am**

treat others as you wish to be treated
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You should treat others the way you want to be treated yourself

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:36 am**

keep an eye on something/someone
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To watch or take care of something or someone

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:37 am**

to be on someone's back
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To annoy someone by criticizing them and putting a lot of pressure on them

Posted: **Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:38 am**

breathe down someone's neck
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To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:25 am**

give someone a piece of your mind
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To speak to someone in an angry way

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:24 pm**

stir excitement
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To cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen

Posted: **Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:05 am**

roll up your sleeves
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To prepare for hard work

Posted: **Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:07 am**

get your hands dirty
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To get involved with all aspects of your job, including routine, practical, or more junior work, or dealing with people directly

Posted: **Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:11 am**

take someone's side
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To agree with or support one person or group and not another

Posted: **Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:23 pm**

hold me back
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This phrase is said when a person tries to retaliate at another person who did or said something provocative.

Posted: **Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:48 pm**

keep an eye open
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To watch with special attention

Posted: **Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:22 am**

(both) a blessing and a curse
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Something that at once provides a great benefit while also or inevitably resulting in negative consequences.

Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:50 am**

practice makes perfect

Posted: **Tue May 16, 2023 10:40 am**

bread and butter
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A job or activity that provides a person's or organization's main income.
The meaning of BREAD AND BUTTER is being as basic as the earning of one's livelihood.

Posted: **Tue May 16, 2023 10:44 am**

hold you tongue
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To not speak.
To stop yourself from speaking.

Posted: **Tue May 16, 2023 10:46 am**

swallow your tongue
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To lose the power of speech.

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2023 8:10 am**

don't put your feet on the furniture
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Be respectful.

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2023 8:11 am**

pull someone’s leg
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When you pull someone’s leg you lie to someone in a friendly way to make them believe something that isn’t true.

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2023 2:13 pm**

we are not on the same page
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Means we are talking about two different ideas, or we are understanding the same situation in two different ways.

Posted: **Thu May 18, 2023 2:14 pm**

facepalm
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To cover one's face with the hand as an expression of embarrassment, dismay, or exasperation.

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2023 8:14 pm**

a rule of thumb
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A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience.
As a rule of thumb, a cup of filter coffee contains about 80mg of caffeine.

Posted: **Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:57 am**

sit on the fence
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Avoid making a decision or choice.
To remain neutral, to refuse to take sides in a dispute.
Not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war.

Posted: **Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:37 pm**

mere mortal
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A human, and therefore capable of mistakes. The phrase emphasizes someone's humanity and fallibility.

Posted: **Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:38 am**

Live by the sword, die by the sword
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Those who live by violence will die by violence.

Posted: **Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:46 am**

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks
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A foolish person believes what he desires.

Posted: **Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:50 am**

He who is born a fool is never cured
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You cannot change a mind of a fool

Posted: **Tue Sep 19, 2023 3:35 am**

A little rough around the edges
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If a person has rough edges, they do not always behave well and politely: Age and experience have softened his rough edges (= have made him a more polite or gentle person).

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:31 am**

You only get what you give
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If you put good out into the world, good will come back to you. If you give kindness, understanding, and support to others, then those same qualities will be returned to you.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:35 am**

How deep the rabbit hole goes
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Getting deep into something, or ending up somewhere strange.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:39 am**

Same old
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Used to say that a situation or someone's behaviour remains the same.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:41 am**

All the same
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A situation or your opinion has not changed, in spite of what has happened or what has just been said.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:43 am**

All fingers and thumbs
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Extremely awkward or clumsy. Sorry I dropped the vase; I'm all fingers and thumbs today.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:44 am**

Apple of discord
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The foundation, root or core of a quarrel or a small issue that could lead to a bigger argument.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:47 am**

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Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:00 am**

All in all
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Used to show that you are considering every part of a situation.
All in all, it had been one of the most miserable days of Henry's life.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:01 am**

All along
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It has been true or been present throughout a period of time.

Posted: **Tue Sep 26, 2023 8:39 am**

Old wives tale
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A colloquial expression referring to spurious or superstitious claims.

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:27 am**

Lie at the heart/center/root of something
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To be the most important part of something,

Posted: **Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:29 am**

Beat around the bush
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To talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important.

Posted: **Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:13 am**

bear in mind
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The idea is that you're holding something in your mind. Bear in mind is a phrasal verb meaning “remember” or “consider.

Posted: **Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:01 pm**

Refrain not to kill King Edward is right.
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If the point is placed after the first word then you can get the sentence “Refrain. Not to kill King Edward is right”. But if the point is placed after the second word then the sentence sounds different “Refrain not. To kill King Edward is right" (It's right to kill the king).

Posted: **Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:09 pm**

One man's junk is another man's treasure.
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What is useless to one person might be valuable to another.

Posted: **Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:25 am**

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
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Said to emphasize that you should not delay doing something if you can do it today.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:20 am**

To tighten your belt
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To spend less money than you did before because you have less money.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:24 am**

as a rule
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If you say that something happens as a rule , you mean that it usually happens.
As a rule, we offer a 5% discount.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:26 am**

as far as I am concerned
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Indicate that you are giving your own opinion.
As far as I am concerned, both the book and the movie are good.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:28 am**

at this point
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At the present moment; right now; currently.
At this point, we are the best ranked football team in the country.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:29 am**

be about to
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If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon.
I was about to leave when Mike arrived.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:34 am**

be after someone
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It has the meaning to try to reach [somebody/thing] or to pursue [somebody/thing].
Looking for someone or something or trying to find or get someone or something.
The police are after him.
They were after the Stanley Cup.
His mother is always after him to study.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:36 am**

be all in
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Be extremely tired.
I can't walk another step; I'm all in.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:38 am**

be back on one's feet
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If you say that someone or something is on their feet again after an illness or difficult period, you mean that they have recovered and are back to normal.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:41 am**

be beside yourself
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If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control.
He was beside himself with grief when she died.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:43 am**

be better off
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To be in a better situation, if or after something happens.
He'd be better off working for a bigger company.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:45 am**

be broke
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To spend or lose all money.
He went broke after he lost his job.
The company could go broke if the economy doesn't improve soon.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:46 am**

be hard on someone
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To criticize someone severely, or to treat someone unfairly.
Don't be too hard on him - he's new to the job.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:48 am**

hard at it
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Putting a lot of effort into what you are doing.
That's what I like to see - everybody hard at it!

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:48 am**

be high on one's list
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In a position to be dealt with or done ahead of others.
Getting the car fixed is high on my list.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:50 am**

be in charge of
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Having control of something or responsibility for something.
She is in charge of hiring new employees.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:51 am**

be in the red
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Spending and owing more money than is being earned.
Apparently the company had been in the red for some time.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:53 am**

be into something
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To be really interested in something.
I like computers, I'm into programming.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:57 am**

bend over backwards
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Make efforts to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful.
Use a lot of physical effort to do something.
Thanks for leaning over backwards at the conference. Everyone praised your cheerfulness and hard work.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:59 am**

be on one's way
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In the process of coming, going, or traveling; about to come.
He has been allowed to leave the country and is on his way to Britain.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:01 am**

be on the safe side
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Being especially careful in order to avoid something unpleasant.
I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella to be on the safe side.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:02 am**

be out of
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If you are out of something, you no longer have any of it.
We are out of bread, cheese, and sugar.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:04 am**

be out of shape
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You are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired.
To be out of shape means to be in poor physical condition, because you do not exercise regularly.
I haven’t been to the gym all month, and I am getting really out of shape.

Posted: **Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:05 am**

be out of sorts
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To be slightly ill or slightly unhappy.
I've been feeling tired and generally out of sorts.
Leave him alone, he's out of sorts today.

Posted: **Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:54 pm**

Time heals all wounds
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Used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:20 pm**

Who do you think you are?
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The questioner is implying that the person to whom the question is addressed has exceeded their authority, interfered in something which was not their business.

Posted: **Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:21 pm**

none of your business
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Used to say that something is private information and should not be asked about.

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:02 pm**

on the tip of my tongue
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If something that you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon.

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:07 pm**

off the top of my head
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If you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it much before you speak, especially because you do not have enough time. This idiom suggests one has not used the inside of one's head before making some statement.
Off the top of my head I'd say we'll double our profits in a year.

Posted: **Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:11 pm**

by the way
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Used when you say something that does not relate to what is being discussed.
Oh, by the way, my name's Julie.

Posted: **Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:00 pm**

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.
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Make the first meal of your day your biggest, and only eat three meals a day.

Posted: **Fri Dec 22, 2023 4:55 pm**

Chicken and egg problem.
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If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.

Posted: **Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:10 pm**

educational circles
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You can use it to refer to people or organizations who are involved in education.

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