idiom and phrases
Hold your horses
1. Bite the bullet
 Meaning: To endure a painful
experience or face a difficult situation
with courage.
2. Break the ice
 Meaning: To initiate a conversation in a
social setting to relieve tension or
shyness.
3. Burn the midnight oil
 Meaning: To work late into the night or
early morning hours.
4. Cut to the chase
 Meaning: To get to the main point
without unnecessary details.
5. Every cloud has a silver lining
 Meaning: There is something positive
in every negative situation.
6. Hit the nail on the head
 Meaning: To describe exactly what is
causing a situation or problem.
7. Kick the bucket
 Meaning: To die.
8. Miss the boat
 Meaning: To miss an opportunity.
9. Out of the blue
 Meaning: Unexpectedly or suddenly.
10. Under the weather
 Meaning: Feeling unwell or sick.
11. A piece of cake
 Meaning: Something very easy to do.
12. Back to the drawing board
 Meaning: To start a task or plan over
again because it failed.
13. Burn bridges
 Meaning: To destroy relationships or
connections, making it difficult to go
back.
14. Cut corners
 Meaning: To do something in the
easiest or cheapest way, often with
negative consequences.
15. Fish out of water
 Meaning: Someone who is
uncomfortable or out of place in a
particular situation.
16.
 Meaning: Be patient and wait.
17. Jump on the bandwagon
 Meaning: To adopt a popular activity
or trend.
18. Kill two birds with one stone
 Meaning: Accomplish two tasks with a
single effort.
19. Let the cat out of the bag
 Meaning: To reveal a secret.
20. Not my cup of tea
 Meaning: Something that one finds
unpleasant or not to their liking.
21. On cloud nine
 Meaning: Extremely happy or euphoric.
22. Pull someone's leg
 Meaning: To tease or joke with
someone.
23. Rule of thumb
 Meaning: A general principle or
guideline.
24. Spill the beans
 Meaning: To disclose a secret.
25. Throw in the towel
 Meaning: To give up or surrender.
26. Burn one's bridges
 Meaning: To eliminate the possibility of
returning to a previous state.
27. Cut the mustard
 Meaning: To meet a required standard;
to succeed.
28. Eat humble pie
 Meaning: To admit one's mistake and
apologize.
29. Go the extra mile
 Meaning: To make a special effort or
go above and beyond what is required.
30. Hit the hay
 Meaning: To go to bed or sleep.
31. In hot water
 Meaning: In trouble or facing
difficulties.
32. Jump on the bandwagon
 Meaning: To join others in supporting
a popular activity or trend.
33. Keep one's nose to the grindstone
  Meaning: To work hard and diligently.  Meaning: To endure a difficult situation
34. Let sleeping dogs lie or crisis.
 Meaning: To avoid bringing up old
conflicts or issues.
Synonyms and antonyms
35. Make a long story short
1. Ubiquitous
 Meaning: To summarize a lengthy story
2. Ephemeral
or explanation.
3. Diligent
36. Off the beaten path 4. Sycophant
 Meaning: Away from the usual route or 5. Prudent
course. 6. Esoteric
37. Penny for your thoughts 7. Meticulous
 Meaning: A way of asking what 8. Resilient
someone is thinking. 9. Prolific
38. Quit cold turkey 10. Precarious
11. Alacrity
 Meaning: To stop something abruptly.
12. Cacophony
39. Raining cats and dogs
13. Mitigate
 Meaning: Heavy rain. 14. Quixotic
40. Shoot oneself in the foot 15. Voracious
 Meaning: To harm one's own interests 16. Cacophony
or cause one's own failure. 17. Ambivalent
41. Take the bull by the horns 18. Ineffable
 Meaning: To face a difficult situation 19. Juxtapose
20. Intransigeant
with courage.
42. Up in the air
 Meaning: Uncertain or undecided.
43. Wild goose chase
 Meaning: A futile search or pursuit.
44. X marks the spot
 Meaning: The designated place.
45. Yield the floor
 Meaning: To allow someone else to
speak.
46. Zero hour
 Meaning: The scheduled time for the
start of an important event.
47. Throw caution to the wind
 Meaning: To take a risk without
worrying about the consequences.
48. Rain or shine
 Meaning: Regardless of the weather or
circumstances.
49. Turn a blind eye
 Meaning: To ignore or pretend not to
notice something.
50. Weather the storm