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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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  • Bat an Eye

    (not) bat an eye,also, bat an eyelid, or bat an eyelash This idiomatic expression is chiefly used in a negative context. Meaning to avoid expressing... Read more

    Posted on 13 June 2022
  • Cross Paths

    cross paths https://www.theidioms.com/cross-paths/ Read more

    Posted on 13 June 2022
  • Riddle Me

    riddle me this/that Meaning a catchphrase used to introduce a joke, observation, question, or riddle. making a demand of a listener to note a situation... Read more

    Posted on 11 June 2022
  • Fall on Deaf Ears

    fall on deaf ears https://www.theidioms.com/fall-on-deaf-ears/ Read more

    Posted on 11 June 2022
  • Clarion Call

    clarion call https://www.theidioms.com/clarion-call/ Read more

    Posted on 23 May 2022
  • All the Way up

    all the way up https://www.theidioms.com/all-the-way-up/ Read more

    Posted on 15 May 2022
  • off Grid

    Meaning disconnected from municipal utility systems. solidarity. to live entirely self-sufficiently; never needing outside help. hidden from the general... Read more

    Posted on 04 May 2022
  • Cover One’s Tracks

    Meaning to keep one's location, activities, and intentions hidden. to conceal previous movement indicators. to conceal one's involvement, usually in a... Read more

    Posted on 04 May 2022
  • Child’s Play

    Meaning Example Sentences If you practise enough, driving will eventually become child's play. The hike that we did this weekend was child's play. I am... Read more

    Posted on 02 May 2022
  • Class Act

    Meaning high-quality performance or display; additionally, the performer one who possesses a high degree of skill, ability, or style. high-quality... Read more

    Posted on 02 May 2022
  • Cakewalk

    Meaning something that can be easily accomplished. an activity that one can quickly learn. Example Sentences I thought the course was going to be... Read more

    Posted on 01 May 2022
  • the Other Side of the Coin

    the other side of the coin https://www.theidioms.com/the-other-side-of-the-coin/ Read more

    Posted on 01 May 2022
  • Cross Swords

    cross swords https://www.theidioms.com/cross-swords/ Read more

    Posted on 30 April 2022
  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    between the devil and the deep blue sea https://www.theidioms.com/between-the-devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea/ Read more

    Posted on 30 April 2022
  • Lights Are on but Nobody is Home

    lights are on but nobody is home https://www.theidioms.com/lights-are-on-but-nobody-is-home/ Read more

    Posted on 28 April 2022
  • Easy Money

    Meaning Rewards, progress or other good results with little or no effort. When used in a negative sense, it refers to income that is either gained or... Read more

    Posted on 28 April 2022
  • Hit the Hay

    hit the hay https://www.theidioms.com/hit-the-hay/ Read more

    Posted on 28 April 2022
  • on the Blink

    on the blink https://www.theidioms.com/on-the-blink/ Read more

    Posted on 26 April 2022
  • Busy as a Beaver

    busy as a beaver https://www.theidioms.com/busy-as-a-beaver/ Read more

    Posted on 25 April 2022
  • Red Zone

    Meaning any geographical area that is thought to be dangerous or threatening, usually as a consequence of political or military activity. a level on a gauge... Read more

    Posted on 15 April 2022