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Common Idioms

This is a list of common idioms that students might hear or read.

QuestionAnswer
to ace something to perform great on something
as easy as pie very easy
all ears eager to hear what someone has to say
beat around the bush avoid giving a direct answer
beats me have no idea
bent out of shape unnecessarily worried about something
blow your top become extremely angry
break a leg good luck
break my heart make someone feel sad
broke without money
bug annoy or bother
bull-headed stubborn
bushed very tired
catch my eye attract one's attention
catch some z's sleep
change my mind decide to do something different than what you had decided to do earlier
chicken cowardly
cost an arm and a leg very expensive
couch potato someone who spends too much time watching TV
Cut it out! Stop it.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Don't assume something will happen before it does.
down in the dumps depressed
drag your feet take longer than necessary to do something
drop you a line write to someone
egghead very intelligent person
get a kick out of something find something amusing
get on my nerves irritate someone
give a hand help someone
go with the flow take things as they come
hard-headed stubborn
hit the books study
hit the hay go to sleep
in over my head in a situation that's too difficult to manage
jump the gun do something before it's time to do it
keep an eye on check on something regularly
keep your fingers crossed hope for the best
lend you a hand help someone
let sleeping dogs lie Don't cause problems by doing something unnecessary.
make a mountain out of a mole hill make something much more important than it really is
on the cutting edge using the most recent technology
over your head too difficult to understand
pull your leg tease
raining cats and dogs raining hard
rub me the wrong way irritate
shoot the breeze make relaxed, casual conversation
sleep on it take at least a day to make a decision
Created by: svoshell
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