The most common English idioms
Idiom Meaning
- A blessing in disguise A good thing that seemed bad at first
- A dime a dozen Something common
- Beat around the bush Avoid saying what you mean
- Better late than never Better to arrive late than not to come at all
- Bite the bullet To get something inevitable over with
- Break a leg Good luck
- Call it a day Stop working on something
- Cut somebody some slack Don't be so critical
- Cutting corners Doing something poorly to save time or money
- Easy does it Slow down
- Get out of hand Get out of control
- Get your act together Work better or leave
- Go back to the drawing board Start over
- Hang in there Don't give up
- Hit the sack Go to sleep
- It's not rocket science It's not complicated
- Miss the boat It's too late
- No pain, no gain You have to work for what you want
- On the ball Doing a good job
- Pull someone's leg To joke with someone
- Pull yourself together Calm down
- So far so good Things are going well so far
- Speak of the devil The person we were just talking about showed up!
- That's the last straw My patience has run out
- The best of both worlds An ideal situation
- To make matters worse Make a problem worse
- Under the weather Sick
- Wrap your head around it Understand something complicated
- You can say that again That's true, I agree
- Your guess is as good as mine I have no idea
June 16, 2020
