idioms Flashcards
A blessing in disguise
A good thing that seemed bad at first.
A dime a dozen
Something common and not valuable.
A piece of cake
Something very easy to do.
Actions speak louder than words
What people do is more important than what they say.
Add insult to injury
To make a bad situation worse.
All ears
Fully listening.
An arm and a leg
Very expensive.
Beat around the bush
Avoiding the main topic, not speaking directly about the issue.
Barking up the wrong tree
Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought.
Better late than never
It’s better to do something late than not do it at all.
Bite the bullet
To endure a painful situation with courage.
Break the ice
To initiate conversation in a social setting.
By the skin of your teeth
Narrowly or barely escaping a situation.
Call it a day
To stop working on something.
Cut to the chase
Get to the point without wasting time.
Devil’s advocate
To argue the opposite side just for the sake of argument.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Don’t assume success until it happens.
Elvis has left the building
The show is over, someone has left.
Every cloud has a silver lining
There is something good in every bad situation.
Down in the dumps
Feeling sad or depressed.
Fit as a fiddle
In good health.
Give someone the cold shoulder
To ignore someone deliberately.
Hit the nail on the head
To be exactly right about something.
In the heat of the moment
Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.
It takes two to tango
Actions or communications need more than one person.
