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    TheIdioms.com website has a large collection of the most famous and popular English idioms, explained by expert authors and teachers in a very comprehensive way. Each entry comes with several different examples, meaning and origin.

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  • Snowball Effect

    snowball effect https://www.theidioms.com/snowball-effect/ Read more

    Posted on 21 February 2023

  • Go Round in Circles

    go round in circles https://www.theidioms.com/go-round-in-circles/ Read more

    Posted on 21 February 2023

  • Hot Air

    Meaning empty, exaggerated talk or writing. unsubstantial or pretentious statements. boastful talk. mistaken, but pompous. speaking a lot, particularly... Read more

    Posted on 19 February 2023

  • Aid and Abet

    aid and abet https://www.theidioms.com/aid-and-abet/ Read more

    Posted on 14 February 2023

  • in a Pinch

    Meaning being in a situation where the preferred or ideal choice is unavailable. appearing as a substitute. to be hard-pressed. to be in an... Read more

    Posted on 14 February 2023

  • Bundle of Nerves

    bundle of nerves https://www.theidioms.com/bundle-of-nerves/ Read more

    Posted on 10 February 2023

  • Zone out

    Meaning to fall asleep. to stop paying attention to someone or something for a short time. not thinking clearly due to tiredness or being drugged. to lose... Read more

    Posted on 09 February 2023

  • Three Cheers

    three cheers https://www.theidioms.com/three-cheers/ Read more

    Posted on 09 February 2023

  • Ducks and Drakes

    ducks and drakes https://www.theidioms.com/ducks-and-drakes/ Read more

    Posted on 09 February 2023

  • When the Chips Are Down

    when the chips are down https://www.theidioms.com/when-the-chips-are-down/ Read more

    Posted on 07 February 2023

  • Chink in the Armour

    chink in the armour https://www.theidioms.com/chink-in-the-armour/ Read more

    Posted on 07 February 2023

  • Long Shot

    Meaning a bet with very low chances of winning. a risky bet. wild guesses. a proposition or attempt with low chances of succeeding. a project with a very... Read more

    Posted on 05 February 2023

  • Red Flag

    Meaning a sign of a particular issue requiring attention. a warning of danger. a sign of danger. a clue that a problem is present. labeling something as... Read more

    Posted on 03 February 2023

  • Henpecked

    henpecked (husband) Meaning a woman who is being a nag to a man. a husband who has been intimidated, bullied, or browbeaten by his girlfriend or wife. a rud... Read more

    Posted on 03 February 2023

  • Goody Two Shoes

    goody two shoes https://www.theidioms.com/goody-two-shoes/ Read more

    Posted on 31 January 2023

  • Raze to the Ground

    raze to the ground https://www.theidioms.com/raze-to-the-ground/ Read more

    Posted on 25 January 2023

  • Live and Breathe

    live and breathe https://www.theidioms.com/live-and-breathe/ Read more

    Posted on 22 January 2023

  • Drop off

    Meaning take someone or something to a given place using a vehicle and leave them there. fall asleep. grow smaller; decline. a steep descent. Example... Read more

    Posted on 22 January 2023

  • No Feeling is Final

    no feeling is final https://www.theidioms.com/no-feeling-is-final/ Read more

    Posted on 21 January 2023

  • Nowhere Near

    nowhere near https://www.theidioms.com/nowhere-near/ Read more

    Posted on 21 January 2023