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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.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 481 )
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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