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Idioms

Over the moon, a piece of cake, once in a blue moon: the colourful phrases Brits use every day, with plain meanings, real examples and a quick quiz.

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idiom long shot

Idiom – Long Shot

idiom-feel-blue

Idiom – Feel Blue

idiom-ring-a-bell

Idiom – Ring A Bell

idiom-on-thin-ice

Idiom – On Thin Ice

idiom-smell-a-rat

Idiom – Smell A Rat

idiom-right-as-rain

Idiom – Right As Rain

idiom-kangaroo-court

Idiom – Kangaroo Court

Idiom - Catch My Eye

Idiom – Catch Somebody’s Eye

idiom talk to brick wall

Idiom – Be Like Talking To A Brick Wall

idiom-elephant-in-the-room

Idiom – Elephant In The Room

idiom-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel

Idioms, Proverbs

Idiom – Light At The End Of The Tunnel

idiom-as-one-door-opens

Idioms, Proverbs

Idiom – As One Door Closes, Another Door Opens

idiom-not-a-dry-eye-in-the-house

Idiom – Not A Dry Eye In The House

idiom-hold-your-horses

Idiom – Hold Your Horses

idiom-pull-your-socks-up

Idiom – Pull Your Socks Up

idiom-pipe-dream

Idiom – Pipe Dream

idiom-under-the-weather

Idiom – Under The Weather

idiom-square-the-circle

Idiom – Square The Circle

idiom-tread-water

Idiom – Tread Water

idiom-face-the-music

Idiom – Face The Music

idiom-on the same page

Idiom – On The Same Page

Woman being avoided by a group of people, illustrating the idiom avoid like the plague

Idiom – Avoid Like The Plague

idiom-call-it-a-day

Idiom – Call It A Day

Minimal illustration of a stylised eye on a pale blue background, with a shiny red apple in place of the pupil. Text: the apple of my eye. Meaning: someone you love and are very proud of.

The Apple of My Eye

idiom-on-the-nose

Idiom – On The Nose

idiom - chasing rainbows

Idiom – Chase Rainbows

idiom - take a rain check

Idiom – Take a Rain Check

idiom switch gears

Idiom – Switch Gears

idiom stone's throw

Idiom – A Stone’s Throw

idiom loan shark

Idiom – Loan Shark

idiom a few sandwiches short of a picnic

Idiom – A Few Sandwiches Short Of A Picnic

idiom puppy-dog eyes

Idiom – Puppy-dog Eyes

Carpenter hitting a nail directly on the head with a hammer

Idiom – Hit The Nail On The Head

idiom pinch of salt

Idiom – Pinch Of Salt

idiom rob peter to pay paul

Idiom – Rob Peter To Pay Paul

Two people back at square one, starting a board game over from the beginning

Idiom – Back To Square One

shoot the breeze idiom

Idiom – Shoot The Breeze

make hay while the sun shines idiom

Idioms, Proverbs

Idiom – Make Hay While The Sun Shines

bring home the bacon idiom

Idiom – Bring Home The Bacon

yellow-belly idiom

Idiom – Yellow-belly

green fingers idiom

Idiom – Green Fingers

black books idiom

Idiom – In (Someone’s) Black Books

idiom lion's share

Idiom – Lion’s Share

idiom - smell fishy

Idiom – Smell Fishy

gild the lily idiom

Idiom – Gild The Lily

hit the sack idiom

Idiom – Hit The Sack

get your feet wet idiom

Idiom – Get Your Feet Wet

50 Animal Idioms: cut-paper collage of a village green showing a flying pig, raining cats and dogs, a cat out of a bag, a whale having a party, a sick parrot, a canary in a miner's helmet, butterflies in a boy's stomach, ants in a man's pants, a goose and a turkey voting

Idioms, Lessons

Animal Idioms in English: 50 Common Expressions With Meanings & Examples

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