As a non-native speaker of English, the best way to understand English idioms is to memorize their meanings from the standpoint of a native speaker.
Learn Common English Idioms
1. Hit the hay
- Meaning: Go to bed
2. Tie the knot
- Meaning: To get married
3. Eat crow
- Meaning: To have to admit that you made a mistake
4. Bent out of shape
- Meaning: To feel upset or annoyed about something
5. Pie in the sky
Meaning: Something you hope will happen, but is very likely
6. A bad egg
- Meaning: Someone who behaves in a dishonest way
7. Buy a lemon
- Meaning: To buy something that doesn’t work well (usually refers to care)
8. A drop in the bucket
- Meaning: A very small or unimportant amount
9. A couch potato
- Meaning: Someone who sits around and matches too much TV
10. To kill 2 birds with 1 stone
- Meaning: To solve 2 problems at once with 1 action.
11. Break a leg
- Meaning: Good luck
12. Spit it out
- Meaning: Say what your trying to say
13. I have butterflies in my stomach
- Meaning: Your either in love or nervous
14. Get up on the wrong side of the bed
- Meaning: Someone that is having a horrible day
15. A blessing in disguise
- Meaning: Seems bad, but is actually good
16. Actions speak louder than words
- Meaning: Actions are more important than words
17. A piece of cake
- Meaning: Easy
18. Beating around the bush
- Meaning: Not discussing what is important/ procrastinating
19. Big task on your hand
- Meaning: Having something important to finish
20. Can’t stand (something)
- Meaning: To dislike something
21. Check out that
- Meaning: Give that a look
22. Close but no cigar
- Meaning: Close but failed at the end
23. Don’t swear it
- Meaning: Don’t worry about it
24. Driving me bananas
- Meaning: Making me feel crazy
25. Easier said than done
- Meaning: Easy to say, but hard to actually do
26. Get out of town
- Meaning: I don’t believe you
27. Get over it
- Meaning: Forget about the past
28. Gone off track
- Meaning: Forgot about your future goal
29. Hands down
- Meaning: For certain the right answer
30. Hang on a second
- Meaning: Wait for a moment
31. Hang out
- Meaning: Spend time with a friend
32. Have stumbled upon
- Meaning: To accidentally discover something
33. Hold your horses
- Meaning: Wait/ calm down
34. I made a key decision
- Meaning: Make an important decision
35. Inside scoop
- Meaning: The details
36. In the bag
- Meaning: Will definitely happen
37. I was knocked on my heels
- Meaning: I was surprised
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Pie in the sky.Hmmmmm….
Please always send ne
hiiii
That’s sound great!
Hold your horses…. that’s it?