30 idioms you need to know and their
meaning:
1. A bitter pill: A situation or information that
is unpleasant but must be accepted
3. A dime dozen: very common and of no
particular value
5. All ears: listening intentionally, fully
focused or awaiting an explanation.
7. Beat around the bush: Avoiding the main
issue. Not speaking about the topic.
9. Best of both the worlds: to get all the
advantages of two things at a same time.
11. Call it a day : to declare end of a task
13. Cat nap- to have a short light sleep. A doze
15. Cry over a spilt milk- when you complain
about a loss from past.
17. Dont put all your eggs in one basket- dont
put all your resources in one possibility
19. Hit the sack/sheet/hay go to bed
21. It takes two to tango- actions or
communications need more than one
person.
23. Miss the boat- someone missed his/her
chance
25. Pushing up daisies euphemism for dying
or death.
27. Piece of cake a job, a task or activity that
is easy or simple.
29. He / she are a big fish being boss or
leader.
2. Action speaks louder than voice: peoples
intention can be judged better by the way
they do than they say.
4. Add insult to the injury: To act in a way
that makes a bad or displeasing situation.
6. Barking up the wrong tree: Looking in the
wrong place or accusing the wrong person
8. Bed of roses: An easy, comfortable
situation, a better life.
10. Bite off more than you can chew: To take
on a task that is way too big.
12. Cant judge a book by its cover: cannot
judge something primarily on appearance
14. Couch potato- a lazy person
16. Curiosity killed the cat- being inquisitive
can lead to unpleasant situation
18. Hit the road to depart to start a journey
20. Have a blast- to have a good time or enjoy
22. Kill two birds with one stone-to
accomplish two different things at a same
time
24. Off the hook - to escape a situation
of responsibility, obligation or less
frequently danger.
26. Picture paints a thousand words- a visual
image is far more descriptive than words
28. Once in a blue moon- happens very rarely
30. Spill the beans to reveal someones
secret.