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IDIOM IDIOMATIC MEANING

Raining cats and dogs Raining hard


Under the weather Sick
Piece of cake Easy
A picture is worth a thousand words Better to show than tell
I have to hit the sack Go to sleep
Actions speak louder than words Believe what people do and not what
they say
A perfect storm The worst possible situation
Break a leg Good luck
Cost an arm and a leg Something extremely expensive
Let the cat out of the bag. To reveal a secret or surprise
Hit the nail on the head To do something right
Lend a hand To help
Don't judge a book by its cover Don’t judge by appearances
Cold feet To be nervous or to have doubt
When pigs fly Something that will never happen
Time flies Time passes fast
Pull someone’s leg To joke or prank someone
Spill the beans To tell information or a secret
Couch potato To spend a lot of time sitting down
watching TV
On cloud nine. To be extremely happy
Give the cold shoulder. To ignore someone
Heart of gold To be a good and kind person

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