Idioms

 

Here you can find some idioms and their meanings:

“Achilles’ heel“		A metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength.
“All ears“		Listening intently; fully focused or awaiting an explanation.
“Barking up the wrong tree“		Looking in the wrong place.
“A bitter pill“		A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted.
“A dime a dozen“		Anything that is common, inexpensive, and easy to get or available any where.
“Ace in the hole“		A hidden or secret strength, or unrevealed advantage.
“Beat around the bush“		To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally or To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
“Bite the dust“		Euphemism for dying or death.
“Call it a day“		To declare the end of a task.
Cat nap		Short sleep.
“Fit as a fiddle“		In good physical health.
“For a song“		Almost free. Very cheap.
“From A to Z“		Covering a complete range; comprehensively.
“Hit the road ”		To leave.
“Hit the sack ”/sheets/hay		To go to bed.
“Let the cat out of the bag ”		To reveal a secret.
“Kick the bucket“		Euphenism for dying or death.
“Piece of cake ”		A job, task or other activity that is pleasant – or, by extension, easy or simple.
“Pull somebody’s leg“		To tease or to joke by telling a lie.
“Spill the beans“		Reveal someone’s secret.
“Through thick and thin“		Both good and bad times.
“Under the weather“		Feel sick or poorly

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