
"Piece of cake" = something easy to do.
Example #1: I thought I was going to fail the test, but it was a piece of cake!
Example #2: The job was a piece of cake. It was easy to sweep the floor.
"Cat got your tongue?" = Have you nothing to say?
Example #1: - Hi! How are you? How's your husband? Are you surprised to see me? What's the matter, cat got your tongue?
Example #2: The shy boy was afraid to speak up and his mates kept asking him "Cat got your tongue?"
"Be on the same page" = understand a situation in the same way; agree on something.
Example #1: I work really well with Samantha, because the two of us are on the same page. We agree on almost everything!
Example #2: My brother is not on the same page as me when it comes to music.
"Raining cats and dogs" = raining very heavily.
Example #1: The weather was horrible on Saturday. It was raining cats and dogs all day.
Example #2: We were so disappointed that it rained cats and dogs for our whole vacation in Hawaii.
"Sick as a dog" = very sick.
Example #1: I had to go to the doctor on Monday because I was as sick as a dog all weekend.
Example #2: Sally was sick as a dog and couldn't go to the party.
"Left out in the cold" = ignored, forgotten, or excluded.
Example #1: As soon as she went to the table where the group was sitting, they stopped talking. She was left out in the cold.
Example #2: After his baby brother was born, Edward struggled to catch his parents’ attention and he really felt left out in the cold.
"Have a sweet tooth" = like to eat sweet food.
Example #1: The girl has a sweet tooth. She loves chocolate.
Example #2: If you're looking for a snack, go talk to Jenny - she has a real sweet tooth, so she probably keeps candy bars in her desk.
"Bend over backwards" = try very hard to do something.
Example #1: I keep bending over backwards to lose weight, and I've only lost five pounds!
Example #2: We bent over backwards to make them feel welcome and they didn't thank us once.
"Blow your top" = become very angry.
Example #1: My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the car.
Example #2: I have to get back to work. If I’m late again, the boss is going to blow his top.
"Break a leg!" = Good luck!
Example #1: You have an exam tomorrow? Break a leg!
Example #2: "Break a leg!" shouted the stage director to his actors before the beginning of the play.
Learning English idioms is essential if you want to speak and understand English at a native level.
In this free course you will:
Learn common English idioms
Watch idiom usage in movie conversations
Study correct pronunciation of English expressions
Improve your overall English level
The course includes the following English idioms:
"Piece of cake" = something easy to do.
"Cat got your tongue?" = Have you nothing to say?
"Be on the same page" = understand a situation in the same way; agree on something.
"Raining cats and dogs" = raining very heavily.
"Sick as a dog" = very sick.
"Left out in the cold" = ignored, forgotten, or excluded.
"Have a sweet tooth" = like to eat sweet food.
"Bend over backwards" = try very hard to do something.
"Blow your top" = become very angry.
"Break a leg!" = Good luck!
"Cry me a river" = you can cry or complain a lot but you will not get my sympathy.
"There are plenty of fish in the sea" = there are many other choices.
"Under the weather" = feel ill.
"Know the ropes" = know how to do a job or task properly.
"Have bigger fish to fry" = have something more important or more interesting to do.
"When pigs fly" = never, impossible.
"Flash in the pan" = someone or something that promises great success but fails.
"Cut corners" = to do something in a cheap and easy way, or act illegally.
"Afraid of your own shadow" = easily frightened.
"Lose track of time" = to be unaware of what time it is.
"Blessing in disguise" = a misfortune unexpectedly turning into a good thing.
"Let the cat out of the bag" = reveal a secret.
"Cry over spilled milk" = be upset over something that can't be fixed.
"Blow the whistle on someone" = to report someone for doing something wrong.
"Bite your tongue" = don't say what you want to say; keep your mouth shut.
"Give someone a taste of their own medicine" = use the same methods against your opponents.
"Hit the nail on the head" = do or say exactly the right thing.
"The last straw" = the last of a series of irritations, incidents, remarks, etc.
"Bite the bullet" = do or accept something difficult or unpleasant.
"Drop in the bucket" = very small or unimportant amount.
"Drunk as a skunk" = very drunk.
"Jump ship" = leave a job or activity.
"Add insult to injury" = hurt the feelings of a person who is already upset.
"Fresh off the boat" = newly arrived from a foreign place.
"Do a runner" = leave a place quickly.
"Bull in a china shop" = clumsy person.
"Give someone the cold shoulder" = be unfriendly to someone.
"An arm and a leg" = extremely expensive.
"Head over heels (in love)" = to be very much in love with someone.
"By the skin of your teeth" = just barely.
"My lips are sealed" = I will not tell anyone.
"Rule of thumb" = method that is not exact but is based on experience
"Fight fire with fire" = use the same methods against your opponent as they are using against you.
"Steal your thunder" = prevent someone from having success or getting attention by doing something first.
"Let you off the hook" = allow somebody to escape from a difficult situation or punishment.
"Play it by ear" = to act according to the circumstances; improvise.
"Change of pace" = change from one type of activity to another.