101.Idiom: The best thing since sliced bread
Meaning:A good and useful invention
Sentence:The
smartphone is the best thing since sliced bread.
102.Idiom: Walk in the other’s shoes
Meaning:To
understand what the other is going through
Sentence:You
will not understand unless you walk in their shoes.
103.Idiom: Break the ice
Meaning:To make
people feel comfortable with those who are unfamiliar to them
Sentence:The
communication trainer conducted an activity to break the ice.
104.Idiom: Having a monkey on your back
Meaning:To have a problem that you cannot solve or get rid off
easily
Sentence:Not
completing my degree is a monkey on my back.
105.Idiom: Go on a wild goose chase
Meaning:Doing something pointless
Sentence:Finding
the red and black dress I saw online felt like going on a wild goose chase.
106.Idiom: Rain cats and dogs
Meaning:Raining heavily
It has been
raining cats and dogs since yesterday.
107.Idiom: Once
in a blue moon
Meaning:Very rarely
Sentence:We met
each other only once in a blue moon.
108.Idiom: Bark up the wrong tree
Meaning:Following a misguided or mistaken thought or action
Sentence:He did
not know he was barking up the wrong tree.
109.Idiom: Have
the ball in one’s court
Meaning:One can make a call / decide on their own
Sentence:Rahul
finally had the ball in his court.
110.Idiom: Devil quoting the Bible
Meaning:Good
things being twisted for selfish and evil purposes
Sentence:Mephistopheles
speaking about going to heaven is like the devil quoting the Bible.
111.Idiom: The devil is in the details
Meaning:Refers
to something that seems to be good only from a distance
Sentence:Haven’t
you heard the devil’s in the details?
112.Idiom: Other
fish in the sea
Meaning:More opportunities
Sentence:My
father told me not to worry about the competition as there would be other fish
in the sea.
113.Idiom: A snowball’s chance in hell
Meaning:No chance at all at surviving
Sentence:You
will require a snowball’s chance in hell to clear this exam.
114.Idiom:
Something ain’t over until the fat lady sings
Meaning:It is not over yet / there is more to the situation
Sentence:For all
we know, this will not end until the fat lady sings.
115.Idiom:
Bounce off the walls
Meaning:To be
extremely excited and energetic
Sentence:The
children were bouncing off the walls the moment they heard about going to an
amusement park this weekend.
116.Idiom: As right as rain
Meaning:Something
is perfect
Sentence:I don’t
know about the others, but I feel that your decision is as right as rain.
117.Idiom: To get bent out of shape
Meaning:To be upset, to take offence, to be angry
Sentence:My
cousins have been bent out of shape after my uncle passed away.
118.Idiom: Every cloud has a silver lining
Meaning:There is
always some good in every thing that happens / Something good will happen after
something bad
Sentence:Do not
be worried about your current situation; after all, every cloud has a silver
lining.
119.Idiom: Play the devil’s advocate
Meaning:To argue
or fight over something just for the sake of it
Sentence:We had
no idea why he was playing the devil’s advocate when he knew what had happened.
120.Idiom: Cross
that bridge Meaning:when we get to it deal with the problem when it happens
Sentence:I know
there are decisions to be made about the selling of the house but we will cross
that bridge when we get to it. As of now, let us focus on this.
121.Idiom: Throw caution to the wind
Meaning:To take
a risk
Sentence:Gaurav
threw caution to the wind in trying to save me from the accident.
122.Idiom: A penny for your thoughts
Meaning:Used to ask someone what they are thinking
Sentence:I would
like to give a penny for your thoughts.
123.Idiom: Bite off more than you can chew
Meaning:To do more than you can
Sentence:My mom
thinks that my brother is biting off more than he can chew by taking up a night
job and a day job.
124.Idiom:
Judging a book by its cover
Meaning:Judge or
form an opinion on someone based on appearances
Sentence:People
are known to always judge a book by its cover.
125.Idiom: Rain
on one’s parade
Meaning:To spoil someone’s moment of praise / To spoil something
Sentence:Rachel
did not really think she was raining on Monica’s parade when she announced
about her new job.
126.Idiom: By the skin of your teeth
Meaning:By a very narrow margin, the slightest if chances
Sentence:The
doctors said that Manu had escaped serious injuries by the skin of his teeth.
127.Idiom: Put all your eggs in one basket
Meaning:Doing something
risky
Sentence:Rounak’s
parents think that he is putting all his eggs in one basket.
128.Idiom: Put something on ice
Meaning:To hold
off something
Sentence:We
decided to put the case on ice until we had some clue of what had happened.
129.Idiom: Cannot have a Meaning:cake and eat it too
Cannot have everything for yourself
Sentence:It is
not at all that you have the cake and eat it too.
130.Idiom: A
piece of cake
Meaning:Something
very easy or simple
Sentence:The
test was a piece of cake; I finished it in 10 minutes
131.Idiom: Break the ice
Meaning:To initiate or start a conversation
Sentence:He told
a joke to break the ice at the meeting.
132.Idiom: Hit the nail on the head
Meaning:To describe
exactly what is true or accurate
Sentence:Her
analysis hit the nail on the head
133.Idiom: Kick the bucket
Meaning:To
die
Sentence:He’s
getting old; he might kick the bucket soon
134.Idiom: Once
in a blue moon
Meaning:Very rarely or almost never
Sentence:She
visits her hometown once in a blue moon
135.Idiom: Barking up the wrong tree
Meaning:Pursuing the wrong course of action or making a mistake
Sentence:If you
think I took your book, you’re barking up the wrong tree
136.Idiom:
Caught red-handed
Meaning:To be caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
Sentence:The
thief was caught red-handed stealing the jewelry.
137.Idiom: Don’t cry over spilled milk
Meaning:Don’t
worry about something that has already happened and can’t be changed
Sentence:I made
a mistake, but there’s no use crying over spilled milk.
138.Idiom:Every
cloud has a silver lining
Meaning:There’s
something positive in every negative situation
Sentence:Even
though he lost the match, he made new friends. Every cloud has a silver lining
139.Idiom:Get
cold feet
Meaning:To suddenly become nervous or afraid to do something
Sentence:She got
cold feet before her first public speech
140.Idiom:Hit the hay
Meaning:To go to bed or go to sleep
Sentence:I’m
exhausted; it’s time to hit the hay and get a good night’s sleep.
141.Idiom:Keep an eye on
Meaning:To watch
or monitor something closely
Sentence:Could
you keep an eye on my bag while I go to the restroom
142.Idiom:Leave no stone unturned
Meaning: To make
every possible effort or attempt to achieve something
Sentence:He left
no stone unturned in his search for a new job
143.Idiom: A perfect storm
Meaning: the worst possible situation
Sentence:The
perfect storm brewed ominously on the horizon, signaling imminent chaos
144.Idiom:Birds of a feather flock together
Meaning:People
who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively)
Sentence:Like-minded
individuals naturally stick together—birds of a feather
145.Idiom:Comparing
apples to oranges
Meaning:Comparing
two things that cannot be compared
Sentence:Evaluating
her singing ability to his painting skills is like comparing apples to oranges
146.Idiom:Under the weather
Meaning:Feeling ill / Getting a cold
Sentence:My
sister was feeling a bit under the weather.
147.Idiom:Walk on eggshells
Meaning:To be
very careful with your actions and words
Sentence:Talking
to my dad about my grades made me feel like I was walking on eggshells.
148.Idiom:To be
at loggerheads with someone
Meaning:To
quarrel or disagree
Sentence:Maya
parents seem to be at loggerheads over something or the other all the time.
149.Idiom:Let
sleeping dogs lie
Meaning:To stop
discussing something that is already over or sorted out
Sentence:Best
not to wake sleeping dogs—it’s better to let them lie peacefully.
150.Idiom:Let someone off the hook
Meaning:Releasing someone or letting someone go
Sentence:The
court decided to let the guy off the hook as there was no evidence proving his
crime.
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