IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

1. A hot potato
E.g. “After her grand birthday celebration, she became the hot potato for almost
one week.”
2. Barking up the worng tree
E.g. “If he thinks he can borrow money from me, he’s barking up the wrong tree.”
3. Beat around the bush
E.g. “Dont beat around the bush and tell me frankly what you really want.”
4. Blessing in Disguise
E.g. “Losing that job is a blesing in disguise for him as it forced him to plunge into
a business.”
5. Burn the midnight oil.
E.g. “My sister has a big exam next next week so she is already burning the
midnight oil.”
6. Dont judge the book by it cover.
E,g, “The man may look very small and insignificant but dont judge the book by its
cover, he’s a very powerful man in his circle.”
7. Every cloud has a silver lining
E.g. “Though he lost the exam, he realized that every cloud has a silver lining.”
8. Face the music.
E.g. “If you dont complete the project on time you have to face the music by having
a low grades.”
9. Hit the sacks.
E.g. “I’ve got towake up early tomorrow, so I’m going to hit the sack.”
10. Out of the blue.
E.g “Out of the blue, a deer came out infront of my car.”
11. Kill to birds with one stone.
E.g. “He had gone to Mumbai for a business trip, from there, he killed two birds
with one stone and visited his parents.”
12. Rings a bell.
E.g. “The place he was talking about rang a bell but i cant remember where I had
read about it.”
13. Once in a blue moon.
E.g. “The earthquake hits this part of the earth once in a blue moon, we never felt
it.”
14. Piece of cake.
E.g. “She studied haard for the exam thats why the exam was a piece of cake for
her.”
15. See eye to eye
E.g. “His father and he sees eye to eye on most things.”
16. Steal someone’s thunder.
E.g. “The businessman always steals his partner’s thunder by using his ideas.”
17. Taste your own medicine.
E.g. “Dont be rude to others, you wont like it when you get a taste of your own
medicine.”
18. Give me a hand.
E.g. “You gave me a hand when you saw me struggling.”
19. Hit the books.
E.g. “Its time to turn off the computer and hit the books.”
20. Break a leg.
E.g. “Break a leg! I shouted at him before he rushed to his auditions.”
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