A List of Common Idioms
Idiom |
Example |
What it means |
Keep your chin up |
It’s hard to keep your chin up when everything is going wrong. |
Remain cheerful in a difficult situation |
In hot water |
Joey was in hot water after he broke Mrs. Smith’s window. |
In trouble |
On the back burner |
I put baseball practice on the back burner while I studied for the test. |
Delayed until later |
Put your best foot forward |
Mom always encourages me to put my best foot forward on first day of school. |
Leave a good first impression |
Hit the books |
We’re having a test tomorrow, so I’m going to hit the books tonight. |
Study |
Cool as a cucumber |
Kelly was cool as cucumber when she told the teacher that her dog ate her homework. |
Calm, not nervous |
Piece of cake |
Learning to dive is a piece of cake. |
Very easy |
Wade through |
Our teacher gave us so much homework it took me four hours to wade through it all! |
Work on a difficult or lengthy task |
Butterflies in my stomach |
I always get butterflies in my stomach before a big game. |
A nervous, fluttery feeling in the stomach |
Be in the same boat |
With us both sick, we are in the same boat |
Be in the same bad situation as someone else |
Cost an arm and a leg |
Ta mar’s new dress cost an arm and a leg! |
Be extremely expensive |
Hold your horses |
“Hold your horses!” said Mom as I reached for a cookie. “They are still too hot to eat.” |
Stop or wait |
Pulling someone’s leg |
When Uncle Bert said he used to be a pirate, he was just pulling my leg. |
Teasing someone |
Spill the beans |
Don’t spill the beans to Dan about his surprise birthday party! |
Tell a secret |
Get off someone’s back |
Dad won’t get off my back until I take out the trash. |
Stop nagging or reminding someone about something |
Turn over a new leaf |
Cissy promised to turn over a new leaf and keep her room clean form now on. |
Make a positive change in your behavior |
All thumbs |
When it comes to sewing, I’m all thumbs. |
Clumsy, or not very good at doing something |
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