So, to make it incredibly easy and convenient for you to,
I have meticulously selected some of them and listed them below, each with a
sentence illustrating how it’s used.
Let’s
cut to the chase. Here are top 20 English Idioms you should know:
1. Donkey’s years - “a very long time.”
Example:
Emily, I haven’t seen you in donkey’s
years.
2.
Since sliced bread – “extremely good.”
Example:
I love my iPhone X—It’s the best thing since
sliced bread.
3.
Cat got your tongue? – “Why aren’t you
talking?”
Example:
You see, I told you that John stole the book, but you didn’t believe me. Cat got your tongue now?
4.
Over the moon – “very excited.”
Example:
I have passed all my exams; I’m over the
moon right now.
5.
Bite the bullet – “admit
unwillingly.”
Zendaya was
in the class, so I had to bite the
bullet and tell Mrs. Beyoncé what had happened.
6.
Sleep on it – “think about
something and respond (or solve it) the next day.”
Example:
I can’t decide right now; I’ll sleep on
it and give you an answer tomorrow.
7.
Bob’s your uncle – “There you go!”
Example:
Just add a little salt to the stew and Bob’s
your uncle!
8.
A race against time – “Very urgent”
Example:
Solving this assignment is a race
against time—We must submit it before 9:00 am.
9.
Drink like a fish – “Drink
excessively.”
Example:
Can you believe Justin drank 8 bottles of Tequila? He drinks like a fish.
10. Burn the candle from both ends – “Sleep late and
wake up very early.”
Example:
I was really tired last week—I burnt the
candle from both ends to finish my project.
11. Bark up the wrong tree – “accuse someone
innocently.”
Example:
Benson is innocent because I’ve discovered the culprit. Now stop barking up the wrong tree!
12. Get
into hot water – “get into trouble.”
Example:
I’ve gotten myself into hot water—I’ve
accidentally cracked the egg.
13. Build
castles in the air – “to daydream or imagine.”
Example: Stop building castles in the air and get to work!
14. At the eleventh hour – “in the final/ending moments.”
Example:
You’ll fail the exams if you only study at
the eleventh hour.
15. Once in a blue moon – “very rarely.”
Example:
Taylor comes here once in a blue moon.
16. Under the weather – “unwell”
Example:
I feel a bit under the weather today.
17. Bite
off more than you can chew – “do something beyond your capacity.”
Example:
Don’t bite off more than you can chew
by trying to do everything yourself.
18. Call a spade a spade – “be straightforward
or tell something as it is”
Example:
Jesus Christ urges us to call a spade a
spade.
19. Give the
benefit of doubt – “offer someone an advantage or chance”
Example: Okay, I’ll give you the benefit of doubt.
20. A hard nut to crack – “a difficult situation”
Example: This arcade
game is a hard nut to crack—I can’t
finish it.
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