IDIOMS

IDIOMS MEANING EXAMPLE

1 under siege to be under attack The president came under siege for his radical decisions.
2 have no business to do something that You have no business discussing my personal life with your
you should not be friends.
doing
3 take heart to stay confident and As a teacher, you should take heart from your class’s better
positive average performance this year.
4 rake over the coals to rebuke harshly “You didn’t get her the present for her birthday? She is so
going to drag you over the coals!”
5 stand someone in a to be of advantage to His years of experience in the spoken English field
good stead someone have stood him in good stead.
6 smack dab exactly I accidentally lost my balance while stepping back and my
elbow landed smack dab on her ribs.
7 get a life to do something better You are working over 100 hours a week, dude, get a life!
or act responsibly
8 throw under the bus push under the bus to blame somebody or something
9 cold sweat sweating caused by I woke up from a nightmare, breathing heavy and in cold sweat.
nervousness, fear or
sickness
10 on the horizon within view We have some exciting new products on the horizon.