Idioms with Meaning and Sentence
1. Idiom : Break
a leg
Meaning: To wish someone good luck, especially
before a performance.
Sentence:
"Good luck with your presentation today. Break a leg!"
2. Idiom: Under
the weather
Meaning: To be
feeling sick or unwell.
Sentence:
"I'm feeling under the weather today.
3. Idiom : A
piece of cake
Meaning:
Something very easy.
Sentence:
"The exam was a piece of cake.
4. Idiom :Hit
the nail on the head
Meaning: To do or say something exactly
right.
Sentence:
"You've hit the nail on the head with your analysis.
5.
Idiom: Cost an arm and a leg
Meaning: To be very expensive.
Sentence:
"The new car cost an arm and a leg."
6.
Idiom :The ball is in your
court
Meaning: It's
your turn to decide or act.
Sentence: The ball
is in your court whether to buy a car or not.
7. Idiom: A dime
a dozen
Meaning:
Something common and not special.
Sentence:
"Those kinds of flowers are a dime a dozen; everyone has them."
8. Idiom: Cry over spilled milk
Meaning: Don't
worry about things that can't be changed.
Sentence:
"Don't cry over spilled milk; it's already done."
9. Idiom: Burn the midnight oil
Meaning: To work
late into the night.
Sentence:
"I had to burn the midnight oil to finish my project."
10. Idiom: All ears
Meaning :
Listening
eagerly.
Sentence:
"I'm all ears for your ideas."
11.Idiom: Under the weather
Meaning: Feeling ill / Getting a cold
Sentence: My mom
was feeling a bit under the weather.
12. Idiom: Cold feet
Meaning: Becoming nervous
Sentence: It was
her chance to speak and she was getting cold feet.
13. Idiom: Apple of my eye
Meaning: Used to refer to someone whom you are very fond of or like
Sentence: My
younger brother is the apple of my eye.
14.Idiom: Set the record
straight
Meaning: To
reveal the truth / To clarify
Sentence: In
order to set the record straight, the umpires checked the camera to review the
previous shot.
15. Idiom: Kill two birds
with a stone
Meaning: Achieve two results by doing one thing
Sentence: None
of us understood that he was trying to kill two birds with a stone when he
joined the military forces.
16.Idiom: Snowed under
Meaning: To be busy
Sentence: My
father seems to have been snowed under for the last few weeks.
17.Idiom: To break someone’s bubble
Meaning:To do or
say something that proves someone else’s beliefs are not true
Sentence:Glint
just broke my bubble when he said that he was a part of it.
18.Idiom: Walk on eggshells
Meaning:To be
very careful with your actions and words
Sentence:Talking
to my mom about my grades made me feel like I was walking on eggshells.
19.Idiom: Bite the bullet
Meaning:Finish something no matter
how unsatisfying or unpleasant it is / Get something over with
Sentence:Danny
had been putting off discussing the financial management of the company but
decided to bite the bullet and talk to Sid today.
20.Idiom: Make
two ends meet
Meaning:To have
just enough money for all your needs
Sentence:Harry
and Hani are finding it really difficult to make two ends meet.
21.Idiom: To be at loggerheads with someone
Meaning:To
quarrel or disagree
Sentence:Jithin’s
parents seem to be at loggerheads over something or the other all the time.
22.Idiom: Break a leg
Meaning:Used instead of good luck
Sentence:The
teacher asked us to break a leg at the annual day dance.
23.Idiom: Through thick and thin
Meaning:At all times – both good and bad
Sentence:My
friends are always there for me – through thick and thin.
24.Idiom: Beat
around the bush
Meaning:Not saying directly
Sentence:Jason’s
neighbour kept beating around the bush and did not give a direct answer.
25.Idiom: Hang
in there
Meaning:Stay strong in a difficult situation
Sentence:Hang in
there! Everything will be okay before you know it.
26.Idiom: Cut corners
Meaning:reduce expenses
Sentence:I often
cut corners in order to buy something for my brother.
27.Idiom: Steal
someone’s thunder
Meaning:Directing
the attention and doing something to gain praise and preventing another person
from gaining praise
Sentence:Monica
claimed that Rachel tried to steal her thunder.
28.Idiom: Call it a day
Meaning:To stop doing something
Sentence:After
the movie, we had planned to go to the beach, but we decided to call it a day
as everyone was tired.
29.Idiom: Better
late than never
Meaning:To do
something rather than not doing Well
Sentence: We
thought it was better late than never, but where are the others?
30.Idiom: Stick to your guns
Meaning:Stay morally strong or be firm in decisions especially when
being opposed
Sentence:The
lawyer asked Rakesh to stick to his guns if he wants to win the case
31.Idiom: Leave no stone unturned
Meaning:To look
everywhere without missing a spot or to take every effort possible to achieve
something
Sentence:The
police were determined not to leave any stone unturned.
32.Idiom: Clouds
on the horizon
Meaning:Problems/ Trouble
Sentence:Vishnu
sensed that there were multiple clouds on the horizon.
33.Idiom: A
blessing in disguise
Meaning:Something
that you think is bad but turns out to be a blessing
Sentence:Me
catching a cold was a blessing in disguise.
34.Idiom: Blue in the face
Meaning:To be
exhausted due to strain or anger
Sentence:Usha
looked blue in the face after the marathon.
35.Idiom: Make a long story short
Meaning:To say something in simple words in a brief manner
Sentence:We
decided to cut the long story short and tell them what actually happened at the
mall.
36.Idiom: Cup of tea
Meaning:Not
something that a person would do
Sentence:Cooking
has never been Rachel’s cup of tea.
37.Idiom:
Beating a dead horse
Meaning:Overdoing something or an action that is pointless
Sentence:She was
just beating a dead horse in thinking she could change his mind.
38.Idiom: Speak of the devil
Meaning:A phrase used to refer to a person who appears as soon as they are being mentioned
Sentence:Speak of the devil! Here he comes.
39.Idiom: Let
sleeping dogs lie
Meaning:To stop
discussing something that is already over or sorted out
Sentence:The
police had warned us to let sleeping dogs lie and move ahead with our lives.
40.Idiom: Let the cat out of the bag
Meaning:Reveal a secret carelessly
Sentence:Adharsh
just let the cat out of the bag by revealing the gender of the baby.
41.Idiom:
Elephant in the room
Meaning:A controversial problem or a major issue
Sentence:We had
to identify the elephant in the room before we made a decision.
42.Idiom: To say in a nutshell
Meaning:To sum up the points and be brief
Sentence:The
teacher asked us to quote the findings in a nutshell.
43.Idiom: Worth
its weight in gold
Meaning:To be
highly valuable
Sentence:Every
word of what you say is worth its weight in gold.
44.Idiom: To
weather the storm
Meaning:To go through something difficult
Sentence:My mom
taught me how to stand strong and weather the storm.
45.Idiom: A piece of cake
Meaning:An easy task
Sentence:Solving
the Wordle everyday was just a piece of cake.
46.Idiom: Get
your act together
Meaning:To stop
fooling around and do something in the way it should be done
Sentence:It is
time you get your act together and do something useful.
47.Idiom: Cost
an arm and a leg
Meaning:extremely expensive
Sentence:I think
it will cost an arm and a leg to get the car my brother wants.
48.Idiom: On top of the world
Meaning:A state
of extreme happiness
Sentence:Niya
seemed to be on top of the world since she heard the news of her son’s
promotion.
49.Idiom: Time is money
Meaning:To work
quickly in the time that is left
Sentence:The
manager encouraged the employees to realise that time is money and work harder.
50.Idiom: Get out of hand
Meaning:Not in
one’s control anymore
Sentence:The
situation has gotten out of hand and there is nothing anyone here can do to
help.
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