50 IDIOMS.
| WORD | Absence makes the heart grow fonder |
| MEANING | You love a person more when they are away. |
| WORD | Brand spanking new |
| MEANING | A new or unused object |
| WORD | Break a leg |
| MEANING | To wish good luck. |
| WORD | Cat bird seat |
| MEANING | To be a vantage point |
| WORD | Chew the fat |
| MEANING | To talk about unimportant things |
| WORD | Clear as bell |
| MEANING | To be understood clearly. |
| WORD | Cold Turkey |
| MEANING | To quit something abruptly and experience severe withdrawal symptoms |
| WORD | Blessing in disguise |
| MEANING | Something good which isn't recognized in the first instant |
| WORD | A dime a dozen |
| MEANING | Something that is available in plenty and commonly |
| WORD | A leopard can't change his spots |
| MEANING | You can't change who you are |
| WORD | A piece of cake |
| MEANING | An easy thing to do |
| WORD | Against the clock |
| MEANING | A hectic dash or running against time |
| WORD | Cry wolf |
| MEANING | To intentionally give a false alarm. |
| WORD | Devil's advocate |
| MEANING | Someone who takes a position in an argument without knowing the truth. Or someone who counters the argument without believing in it. |
| WORD | A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush |
| MEANING | Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything. |
| WORD | A Blessing In Disguise |
| MEANING | Something good that isn't recognized at first |
| WORD | A Chip On Your Shoulder |
| MEANING | Being upset for something that happened in the past |
| WORD | A Drop in the Bucket |
| MEANING | A very small part of something big or whole |
| WORD | A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted |
| MEANING | It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money. |
| WORD | A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand |
| MEANING | Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out |
| WORD | All In The Same Boat |
| MEANING | When everyone is facing the same challenges |
| WORD | An Arm And A Leg |
| MEANING | Very expensive. A large amount of money |
| WORD | An Axe To Grind |
| MEANING | To have a dispute with someone |
| WORD | Apple of My Eye |
| MEANING | Someone who is cherished above all others |
| WORD | As High As A Kite |
| MEANING | Anything that is high up in the sky. |
| WORD | At The Drop Of A Hat |
| MEANING | Willing to do something immediately |
| WORD | Back Seat Driver |
| MEANING | People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver. |
| WORD | Back To Square One |
| MEANING | Having to start all over again |
| WORD | Back To The Drawing Board |
| MEANING | When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over |
| WORD | Barking Up The Wrong Tree |
| MEANING | A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve |
| WORD | Can't Cut The Mustard |
| MEANING | Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate |
| WORD | Chow Down |
| MEANING | To eat. |
| WORD | Come Hell Or High Water |
| MEANING | Any difficult situation or obstacle |
| WORD | Cross Your Fingers |
| MEANING | To hope that something happens the way you want it to. |
| WORD | Cry Over Spilt Milk |
| MEANING | When you complain about a loss from the past |
| WORD | Dark Horse |
| MEANING | One who was previously unknown and is now prominent |
| WORD | Dog Days of Summer |
| MEANING | The hottest days of the summer season |
| WORD | Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth |
| MEANING | When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful |
| WORD | Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures |
| MEANING | When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions. |
| WORD | Drive someone up the wall |
| MEANING | To irritate and/or annoy very much |
| WORD | Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining |
| MEANING | Be optomistic, even difficult times will lead to better days |
| WORD | Everything But The Kitchen Sink |
| MEANING | Almost everything and anything has been included |
| WORD | Feeding Frenzy |
| MEANING | An aggressive attack on someone by a group |
| WORD | Fixed In Your Ways |
| MEANING | Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something |
| WORD | Get Down to Brass Tacks |
| MEANING | To become serious about something. |
| WORD | Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You |
| MEANING | Don't hurt anyone that helps you |
| WORD | Out On A Limb |
| MEANING | When someone puts themself in a risky situation |
| WORD | Queer the pitch |
| MEANING | Destroy or ruin a plan |
| WORD | When Pigs Fly |
| MEANING | Something that will never ever happen |
PHRASAL
| WORD | act up |
| MEANING | behave or function improperly |
| WORD | add up |
| MEANING | make sense |
| WORD | back down |
| MEANING | stop defending your opinion in a debate |
| WORD | back out |
| MEANING | not keep (a promise, agreement,deal) |
| WORD | blow in |
| MEANING | visit unexpectedly |
| WORD | blow over |
| MEANING | pass without creating a problem |
| WORD | break in |
| MEANING | enter a place unlawfully |
| WORD | break up |
| MEANING | end a relationship |
| WORD | burn up |
| MEANING | be hot |
| WORD | catch on |
| MEANING | slowly start to understand |
| WORD | catch up |
| MEANING | make up for lost time |
| WORD | check out |
| MEANING | leave a hotel, hospital |
| WORD | come about |
| MEANING | occur / happen |
| WORD | come along |
| MEANING | accompany someone |
| WORD | come back |
| MEANING | return |
| WORD | crack up |
| MEANING | laugh uncontrollably, laugh a lot |
| WORD | cut down |
| MEANING | decrease the amount of |
| WORD | die away |
| MEANING | diminish in intensity |
| WORD | dress down |
| MEANING | dress casually |
| WORD | dress up |
| MEANING | wear elegant clothes |
| WORD | drop in |
| MEANING | visit someone unexpectedly |
| WORD | eat away |
| MEANING | gradually destroy, erode |
| WORD | fall behind |
| MEANING | go slower than scheduled, lag |
| WORD | fall off |
| MEANING | decrease |
| WORD | fall through |
| MEANING | fail to happen |
| WORD | get ahead |
| MEANING | make progress |
| WORD | get along |
| MEANING | have a good relationship |
| WORD | get around |
| MEANING | go many places |
| WORD | get away |
| MEANING | escape |
| WORD | get by |
| MEANING | survive without having the things you need or want |
| WORD | give up |
| MEANING | surrender |
| WORD | go away |
| MEANING | leave |
| WORD | go on |
| MEANING | continue |
| WORD | hang out |
| MEANING | stay in a place for fun |
| WORD | hold on |
| MEANING | grasp tightly |
| WORD | joke around |
| MEANING | to be humorous |
| WORD | jump in |
| MEANING | enter a conversation |
| WORD | keep up |
| MEANING | stay on the required schedule |
| WORD | kick back |
| MEANING | sit or lie back (to relax) |
| WORD | let up |
| MEANING | weaken in intensity |
| WORD | lie down |
| MEANING | rest, recline |
| WORD | look out |
| MEANING | be careful, pay attention, heed a certain danger |
| WORD | make out |
| MEANING | succeed |
| WORD | nod off |
| MEANING | fall asleep |
| WORD | open up |
| MEANING | share feelings |
| WORD | stay over |
| MEANING | spend the night at a person's house |
| WORD | talk back |
| MEANING | respond in an impolite way to an adult |
| WORD | wait up |
| MEANING | not sleep because you are waiting for something or someone |
| WORD | work out |
| MEANING | be successful |
| WORD | zone out |
| MEANING | stop paying attention |
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