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most common English idioms
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These idioms are extremely common in everyday conversation in the United States.
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Idiom
Meaning
a
blessing in disguise
a
good thing that seemed bad at first
a
dime a dozen
something
common
beat
around the bush
avoid
saying what you mean
better
late than never
better
to arrive late than not to come at all
bite
the bullet
to
get something over with because it is inevitable
break
a leg
good
luck
call
it a day
stop
working on something
cut
somebody some slack
dont
be so critical
cutting
corners
doing
something poorly in order to save time or money
easy
does it
slow
down
get
out of hand
get
out of control
get
something out of your system
do
the thing youve been wanting to do so you can move on
get
your act together
work
better or leave
give
someone the benefit of the doubt
trust
what someone says
go
back to the drawing board
start
over
hang
in there
dont
give up
hit
the sack
go
to sleep
its
not rocket science
its
not complicated
let
someone off the hook
to
not hold someone responsible for something
make
a long story short
tell
something briefly
miss
the boat
its
too late
no
pain
you
have to work for what you want
on
the ball
doing
a good job
pull
someones leg
to
joke with someone
pull
yourself together
calm
down
so
far so good
things
are going well so far
speak
of the devil
the
person we were just talking about showed up!
thats
the last straw
my
patience has run out
the
best of both worlds
an
ideal situation
time
flies when youre having fun
you
dont notice how long something lasts when its fun
to
get bent out of shape
to
get upset
to
make matters worse
make
a problem worse
under
the weather
sick
well
cross that bridge when we come to it
lets
not talk about that problem right now
wrap
your head around something
understand
something complicated
you
can say that again
thats
true
your
guess is as good as mine
i
have no idea