This document contains a list of over 100 English idioms and their meanings. Some common idioms included are "bread and butter" meaning basic income or living, "cost a pretty penny" meaning something is very expensive, and "elephant in the room" referring to a big unacknowledged problem. The list covers a wide variety of topics and includes idioms about money, family, emotions, time, and more.
This document contains a list of over 100 English idioms and their meanings. Some common idioms included are "bread and butter" meaning basic income or living, "cost a pretty penny" meaning something is very expensive, and "elephant in the room" referring to a big unacknowledged problem. The list covers a wide variety of topics and includes idioms about money, family, emotions, time, and more.
This document contains a list of over 100 English idioms and their meanings. Some common idioms included are "bread and butter" meaning basic income or living, "cost a pretty penny" meaning something is very expensive, and "elephant in the room" referring to a big unacknowledged problem. The list covers a wide variety of topics and includes idioms about money, family, emotions, time, and more.
Cheapskate – скнара, жмикрут At all costs – за будь-яку ціну Cost a pretty penny – космічна ціна Nest egg - заощадження на чорний день Around the clock – доба In a broad daylight – серед білого дня Monkey business – даремна справа, безглузда Elephant in the room Big cheese Top banana In a nutshell Sell like hot cakes/hot dogs Under the Weather See eye to eye To cut corners No pain no gain It's Greek to me When Pigs Fly Once in a blue moon Bite off more than you can chew Apple of one’s eye Half-baked Be like chalk and cheese Fish out of water Happy as a clam Add fuel to the fire A piece of cake Cost an arm and a leg Giving someone the cold shoulder The last straw The ball is in your court Playing Hardball Big fish in a little sea Easy as pie Easy come, easy go Everything but the kitchen sink Get something off your chest Jack of all trades Kick back Hit the Nail on the Head Get Your Ducks in a Row Catch someone red-handed Paint the town red Red-hot Roll out the red carpet Feel blue Blue blood Out of the blue To wave a white flag As white as a ghost Give/get the green light The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence Black and blue Black eye Black sheep of the family Black tie event Double Dutch Excuse / pardon my French! In cold blood Backseat driver To face the music To cut to the chase To hit the bull’s eye Get the ball rolling Behind the scenes Long shot Fill in for someone Be (go) broke Ground-braking Get down to business Know something like the back of your hand win-win situation for all of us To have bigger fish to fry To bring home the bacon To be as cool as cucumber Bad egg To be in/get into hot water pie in the sky To look before you leap To eat one’s words eager beaver To miss the boat To hit the books To make ends meet To eat like a horse To have a sweet tooth To go with the flow To break the ice To let the dust settle rain cats and dogs face like thunder storm in a teacup chase rainbows have one's head in the clouds as right as rain for a rainy day bolt from the blue weather the storm sail close to the wind on cloud nine a piece of the pie hit the jackpot be in the red look like a million dollars go Dutch golden handshake be flush with money live beyond one's means break the bank cost a fortune run out of time in the blink of an eye give someone a hard time be ahead of time go with the times smell a rat top dog cash cow be as busy as a bee let a cat out of the bag as poor as a church mouse hear it straight from the horse's mouth butterflies in the stomach egghead couch potato bad apple hard nut to crack have egg on one's face be full of beans cry over spilt milk A friend in need is a friend indeed Tie the knot Get out of hand Blow smoke Freak out Fed up Snowed under To beat around the brush Can`t judge a book by its cover From scratch Every now and then To travel light Not for all the tea in China To chicken out A little bird told me To strike while the iron is hot Do not take it to heart Could not care less To sit tight It works like a charm To push your luck Slipped my mind