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English Idioms & Expressions

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Common English idioms and expressions with their real-world meaning.

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  1. 1Break the ice
    To initiate conversation in a social setting
  2. 2Beat around the bush
    To avoid talking directly about something
  3. 3Once in a blue moon
    Very rarely
  4. 4A piece of cake
    Something very easy to do
  5. 5Cost an arm and a leg
    To be very expensive
  6. 6Hit the nail on the head
    To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem
  7. 7Let the cat out of the bag
    To reveal a secret
  8. 8Spill the beans
    To reveal secret information
  9. 9Under the weather
    Feeling ill or sick
  10. 10Kill two birds with one stone
    To accomplish two things with a single action
  11. 11Bite off more than you can chew
    To take on more than you can handle
  12. 12The ball is in your court
    It's your decision or responsibility now
  13. 13Barking up the wrong tree
    Looking in the wrong place or accusing the wrong person
  14. 14A blessing in disguise
    Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good
  15. 15Bite the bullet
    To do something unpleasant that you've been avoiding
  16. 16Break a leg
    Good luck (especially before a performance)
  17. 17Call it a day
    To stop working for the day
  18. 18Cut corners
    To do something cheaply or poorly to save time or money
  19. 19Get out of hand
    To become uncontrollable
  20. 20Get your act together
    To organize yourself and start doing things properly
  21. 21Give someone the cold shoulder
    To ignore someone intentionally
  22. 22Go the extra mile
    To make more effort than is expected
  23. 23Hit the sack
    To go to bed
  24. 24It's not rocket science
    It's not difficult to understand
  25. 25Jump on the bandwagon
    To join a popular trend or activity
  26. 26Keep an eye on
    To watch or monitor something carefully
  27. 27Let sleeping dogs lie
    To avoid interfering in a situation that is currently stable
  28. 28Make a long story short
    To summarize a lengthy explanation
  29. 29Miss the boat
    To miss an opportunity
  30. 30No pain, no gain
    You have to work hard to achieve results

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