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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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  • as Thick as Thieves

    as thick as thieves https://www.theidioms.com/as-thick-as-thieves/ Read more

    Posted on 01 October 2022

  • Make a Beeline for

    make a beeline for https://www.theidioms.com/make-a-beeline-for/ Read more

    Posted on 26 September 2022

  • Belle of the Ball

    belle of the ball https://www.theidioms.com/belle-of-the-ball/ Read more

    Posted on 26 September 2022

  • Dig One’s Own Grave

    Meaning to do something that has negative consequences for you, even though these consequences can be easily seen. do something stupid that will seriously... Read more

    Posted on 20 September 2022

  • in Bed with

    in bed with https://www.theidioms.com/in-bed-with/ Read more

    Posted on 19 September 2022

  • Foot in the Door

    foot in the door https://www.theidioms.com/foot-in-the-door/ Read more

    Posted on 18 September 2022

  • Break One’s Back

    Meaning get through the hardest part of something. to put a lot of effort into doing something. to return to a previous position or state, usually abruptly... Read more

    Posted on 15 September 2022

  • Blank Check

    blank check https://www.theidioms.com/blank-check/ Read more

    Posted on 13 September 2022

  • Not Have a Clue

    not have a clue https://www.theidioms.com/not-have-a-clue/ Read more

    Posted on 06 September 2022

  • in One’s Blood

    Meaning a natural or inherited characteristic. part of one's essential nature. inborn talent or skill. A trait that is deeply ingrained in one's blood and... Read more

    Posted on 06 September 2022

  • Not All It’s Cracked up to Be

    Meaning Not as good as people say it is. When you say "not all it's cracked up to be," you mean that you expected better than what you saw in someone or... Read more

    Posted on 28 August 2022

  • in the Pink

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

    Posted on 10 August 2022

  • on the Line

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

    Posted on 24 June 2022

  • a Quick Buck

    a quick buck https://www.theidioms.com/a-quick-buck/ Read more

    Posted on 24 June 2022

  • Easier Said Than Done

    easier said than done https://www.theidioms.com/easier-said-than-done/ Read more

    Posted on 22 June 2022

  • Have Designs on

    have designs on https://www.theidioms.com/have-designs-on/ Read more

    Posted on 22 June 2022

  • Keep One’s Own Counsel

    Meaning say little or nothing about one's opinions or intentions. to remain silent about one's thoughts or plans to say little or nothing about one's... Read more

    Posted on 20 June 2022

  • Been Around

    been around https://www.theidioms.com/been-around/ Read more

    Posted on 20 June 2022

  • Sacred Cow

    Meaning something that people believe or accept as true without questioning it. being unreasonably immune from criticism or opposition. an institution, idea... Read more

    Posted on 19 June 2022

  • Come to Grief

    come to grief https://www.theidioms.com/come-to-grief/ Read more

    Posted on 18 June 2022