10 ENGLISH IDIOMS THAT EVERYBODY MUST KNOW
HI ALL,
Today grazing through the most common English idioms that everybody wishing to speak in better English must know….
Idioms in a lay man description “are peculiar expressions found in all languages”. Well tùhe literal meaning ie.(what you understand once you read it) is different from the original meaning the idiom refers to. Shall better explain it to you with an example…………
Consider this single example
“to cut the ice”
What does this actually mean, cutting the ice into physical pieces or cubes, this is the original meaning of this phraseWell, idioms is all what we are talking about. The very idiom “to cut the ice” means “breaking the silence after a long time or writing a letter or letters.
I shall narrate you another one…
“a hard nut to crack”
This literally means it is a tough nut to break or crack………yet this idiom actually means “a difficult problem to be solved
That’s it let’s look into a few more
10 IDIOMS THAT WE ALL SHOULD KNOW
* “to come off in flying colours”- to shine in life and career is the meaning of the idiom.
* “hit the hay”-means to go to one’s bed for sleep. How to use it in a sentence???? “It was a wonderful dinner,I’m ready to hit the hay.
* “up in the air”-means you have not set something or got it resolved you have to yet fix it or complete it.
*”don’t cry over spilt milk”– if something goes wrong in life or somewhere you regret or feel broken, worrying for it them this idiom goes handy to say”Hey, don’t cry over spilt milk”
*”takes two to tango”- It’s generally used as a compromising word stating “both should accept any blame and put an end to a particular condition or a particular thing can happen only when both contribute. For example, “She might want to fight, but it takes two to tango”
*”kill two birds with one stone”- this is a more colloquial and common man phrase very easy to use-this means to get two things done with one effort or at a time, you click two shorts at a time.
*”once in a blue moon day”- this idiom will be used when something will happen very rarely(seldom)
*”to build castles in the air”- used when one day dreams or without any kinda efforts imagines huge things dreaming and hoping to happen. We usually say it to them “Hey, don’t build castles in the air”
*”to beat about the bush”- means too elaborate and insensible not coming to the crux point, one never comes to the point one wants to say, a little bit of blabber. Not clear with what one says is indicated by this idiom.
*”to put in a nutshell”- to say something short and crisp.
These are the 10 common idioms in English language used by even lay men. Please do try to use them in your language……. making it sound stylish and better….
Leaving a few more IDIOMS for your notice and know their meanings…… give them a try…….
Tell me the ones you’ve known below.
*from the fire to the frying pan
*by leaps and bounds
*to burn one’s fingers
*to be in cloud nine
*ups and downs
*through thick and thin
*at the eleventh hour
*at an arm’s length
*to poke one’s nose
*an apple of one’s eye
*part and parcel of
*crux of the issue
*to stand shoulder to shoulder
*to nip in the bud
*ups and downs
*to blow one’s trumpet
*pros and cons
*to make a mountain out of a mole hill
*to put one’s heart and soul
*out and out
*Greek and Latin
*hands down
*hard and fast
*to make both ends meet
*at a stone’s throw
*last resort
*black sheep
Give some exercise to your mind. Come on try them out and have fun learning them …….. feeling better
By
Janet