- "The fat's in the fire" - The damage is already done.
- "A flash in the pan" - Something that looks like it will be a big success, but does not work out.
- "Hat trick" - Scoring consecutively three times in a game.
- "In a pickle" - In an awkward or embarrassing situation.
- "The nick of time" - Just before time is up.
- "Pull the wool over someone's eyes" - Trick or deceive.
- "Bite off more than you can chew" - Take on more than one can handle.
- "Fill someone's shoes" - Take someone else's place.
- "The buck stops here." - Taking responsibility for something, instead of blaming someone else.
- "Strike someone funny" - To seem funny to someone
- "Her bark is worse than her bite" - Someone's words are worse than their action.
- "Bet on the wrong horse" - Misread the future.
- "Bull in a china shop" - A person with no tact who upsets others or upsets plans.
- "Cat gets one's tongue" - Can't speak because of shyness.
- "Every dog has his day" - Everyone will have his chance or turn; everyone will get what he deserves.
- "Get on one's high horse" - Behave with arrogance.
- "Hit the bull's eye" - Reach the main point.
- "Lead a dog's life" - Work hard and be treated unkindly.
- "Live high on the hog" - Have the best of everything.
- "Monkey business" - Unethical or bad activity, mischief.
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Let's learn some English Idioms,
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good!We can learn it, maybe later we can use it in our essay
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ReplyDeleteEnglish idioms quite interesting to learn and very useful. Thank you for what you did to improve our knowledge.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post! It's will be very usefull in my essay writing.Thank you Banu
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