i.e. raining cats and dogs = to be raining in great amount
List of Idioms
Idiom | Definition/Translation | ||
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"A bitter pill" | A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted. | ||
"A dime a dozen" | Anything that is common, inexpensive, and easy to get or available any where. | ||
"Ace in the hole" | A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage. | ||
"Achilles' heel" | A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength. | ||
"Add insult to injury" | To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation. | ||
"All ears" | Listening intently; fully focused or awaiting an explanation. | ||
"All thumbs" | Clumsy, awkward. | ||
"Apple of discord" | Anything causing trouble, discord, or jealousy. | ||
"At the drop of a hat" | Without any hesitation; instantly. | ||
"Barking up the wrong tree" | Looking in the wrong place. | ||
"Basket case" | One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, or stress. | ||
"Beat around the bush" | To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant. | ||
"Bite off more than one can chew" | To take on more responsibility than one can manage. | ||
"Bite the bullet" | To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is unavoidable. | ||
"Bite the dust" | Euphemism for dying or death. | ||
"Break a leg" | A saying from the theatre that means "good luck". | ||
"Burn the midnight oil" | To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting. | ||
"Bust one's chops" | To say things intended to harass. | ||
"By the seat of one's pants" | To achieve through instinct or do something without advance preparation. | ||
"By the skin of one's teeth" | Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster. | ||
"Call it a day" | To declare the end of a task. | ||
Cat nap | Short sleep. | ||
"Champ at the bit" or "Chomp at the bit" | To show impatience or frustration when delayed. | ||
"Chew the fat" | To chat idly or generally waste time talking. | ||
"Chink in one's armor" | An area of vulnerability | ||
"Clam up" | To become silent; to stop talking, to shut up. | ||
"Cold shoulder" | To display aloofness and disdain. | ||
"Couch potato" | A lazy person. | ||
"Cut a rug" | To dance | ||
"Cut the cheese" | To pass gas, fart, break wind | ||
"Cut the mustard" | To succeed; to come up to expectations. | ||
"Don't have a cow " | Don't overreact. | ||
"Drop a dime " | Make a telephone call; to be an informant. | ||
"Fit as a fiddle" | In good physical health. | ||
"For a song" | Almost free. Very cheap. | ||
"From A to Z" | Covering a complete range; comprehensively. | ||
"From scratch / to make from scratch" | Make from original ingredients; start from the beginning with no prior preparation | ||
"Get bent out of shape" | To take offense; to get worked up, aggravated, or annoyed | ||
"Have a blast" | To have a good time or to enjoy oneself. | ||
"Have eyes in the back of one's head " | Someone can perceive things and events that are outside of their field of vision. | ||
"Hit the road " | To leave. | ||
"Hit the sack "/sheets/hay | To go to bed. | ||
"Let the cat out of the bag " | To reveal a secret. | ||
"Kick the bucket" | Euphemism for dying or death. | ||
"Off one's trolley" or "Off one's rocker" |
Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile. | ||
"Off the hook" | To escape a situation of responsibility, obligation, or (less frequently) danger. | ||
"Pop one's clogs" (UK) | Euphemism for dying or death. | ||
"Piece of cake " | A job, task or other activity that is pleasant – or, by extension, easy or simple. | ||
"Pull somebody's leg" | To tease or to joke by telling a lie. | ||
"Pushing up daisies" | Euphemism for dying or death. | ||
"Put the cat among the pigeons" | To create a disturbance and cause trouble. | ||
"Right as rain" | Needed, appropriate, essential, or hoped-for and has come to mean perfect, well, absolutely right. | ||
"Screw the pooch" | To screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion. | ||
"Shoot the breeze" | To chat idly or generally waste time talking. | ||
"Sleep with the fishes" | Euphemism for dying or death. | ||
"Spill the beans" | Reveal someone's secret. | ||
"Split the whistle" | To arrive just on time. | ||
"Take the biscuit (UK)" | To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. | ||
"Take the cake (US)" | To be especially good or outstanding. | ||
"Through thick and thin" | In both good and bad times. | ||
"Thumb one's nose" | To express scorn or to disregard. | ||
"Trip the light fantastic" | To dance | ||
"Under the weather" | Feel sick or poorly | ||
"You can say that again" | That is very true; expression of wholehearted agreement |
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