English idioms and their meaning

English idioms and their meaning

Idioms

Table of contents

p 5-6

p 3-4

p 7-8

p 1-2

p 9-10

p 13-14

p 17-18

p 11-12

p 19-20

p 15-16

p 23-24

p 21-22

Proverbs

p 33-34

p 29-30

p 31-32

p 25-26

p 27-28

p 39-40

p 37-38

p 43-44

p 35-36

p 41-42

For each idiom or proverb, click on the bulb to learn about their meaning !

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English idioms

An "idiom" is a common expression, which is typical of a country or a people. Its meaning is different from the meanings of each constituent word.

Idiom #1

Idiom #2

To let the cat out of the bag

Speak of the devil

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Idiom #3

Idiom #4

Idiom #6

Idiom #5

See eye to eye

To cost an arm and a leg

Once in a blue moon

When pigs fly

3 - 4

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Idiom #7

Idiom #8

Idiom #10

Idiom #9

Break a leg !

Giving someone the cold shoulder

To feel under the weather

Bite the bullet

5 - 6

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Idiom #11

Wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

Idiom #12

Take it or leave it

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Idiom #13

Idiom #14

Idiom #16

Idiom #15

catch someone red-handed

have a frog in one's throat

A little bird told me...

No sooner said than done

9-10

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Idiom #17

Idiom #18

Idiom #20

Idiom #19

to weigh the pros and cons

To get up on the wrong side of the bed

To live from hand to mouth

So far, so good

11-12

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Idiom #21

To laugh one's head off

Idiom #22

Never twice without thrice

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Idiom #23

Idiom #24

Idiom #26

Idiom #25

to have pins and needles in the legs

To have rotten luck

To have one's hands full

Like father, like son

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Idiom #27

To have a crush on somebody

Idiom #28

To be all thumbs

To have butterfingers

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Idiom #29

Idiom #30

Idiom #32

Idiom #31

A storm in a teacup

A needle in a haystack

to sleep like a log

To show off

19-20

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Idiom #33

Idiom #34

Idiom #36

Idiom #35

To be skating on thin ice

When there's a will, there's a way

around the clock

To be dressed to kill

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Idiom #37

To be in one's birthday suit

Idiom #38

Once a thief, always a thief

23-24

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English proverbs

A proverb is a short sentence, usually known by many people, stating something commonly experienced or giving advice.

Proverb #1

Proverb #2

No news is good news

You snooze, you lose !

25-26

Proverb #3

Proverb #4

Two wrongs don't make a right

A leopard can't change its spots

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Proverb #5

Proverb #7

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

All that glitters is not gold

Proverb #8

Proverb #6

Never judge a book by its cover.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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Proverb #9

Proverb #10

A bad workman always blames his tools

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Proverb #12

Proverb #11

A barking dog rarely bites

Actions speak louder than words

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Proverb #13

Proverb #14

Give him an inch and he will take a mile

Every dog has his day

Proverb #16

Proverb #15

Many hands make light work

Strike while the iron is hot

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Proverb #17

Proverb #18

Better late than never

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

Proverb #20

Proverb #19

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Curiosity killed the cat

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Proverb #21

Proverb #22

Out of sight, out of mind

Learn to walk before you run

Proverb #24

Proverb #23

Bite off more than one can chew

Better safe than sorry

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Proverb #26

Proverb #25

All good things come to an end

The pen is mightier than the sword

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Proverb #27

Never look a gift horse in the mouth

Proverb #28

God helps those who help themselves

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Proverb #29

Proverb #30

One man's trash is another man's treasure

A penny saved is a penny earned

Proverb #32

Proverb #31

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

Two heads are better than one

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