English Idioms
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English Idioms
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24/7 (twenty-four-seven)
at the helm
knock on wood (touch wood)
on/to hand
rain check
speak of the devil
take a back seat
take a beating
take a cue from
take a hike
take a leaf out of someone’s book
take aback
take breath away
take care
take effect
take for a ride
take for granted
take heart
take into account
take it on the chin
take it up/down a notch
take name in vain
take on
take over
take stock
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
take the edge off
take turns
take up the cudgels
take with a grain of salt
tall poppy
tall story
tar with the same brush
taste of own medicine
tasted blood
tear-jerking
tempest in a teapot
that’s the way the cookie crumbles
the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
the ball is in your court
the ball rolling
the benefit of the doubt
the best is yet to come
the best of both worlds
the better of
the bigger they are the harder they fall
the brains behind
the buck stops here
the calm before the storm
the corridors of power
the course of true love never did run smooth
the devil is beating his wife
the devil is in the detail
the die is cast
the early bird catches the worm
the eleventh hour
the last straw
the last thing I want
the lion’s den
the other side of the coin
the pen is mightier than the sword
the rose that grew from concrete
the smell of an oily rag
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
there’s no place like home
there’s no such thing as a free lunch
there’s no time like the present
think outside the box
third degree
third time’s a charm
third wheel or fifth wheel
those three little words
three cheers
through thick and thin
throw caution to the winds
throw down the gauntlet
throw dust in eyes
throw in the towel
throw the baby out with the bathwater
throw to the wolves
throw under the bus
tick off
tickle someone’s fancy
tickled pink
tide over
tie the knot
tight-lipped
tighten belt
till doomsday
time after time
time and again
time flies
time puts everything in its place
time will tell
tip of the iceberg
tit for tat
to a T
to heart’s content
to see the back of
to the core
to the nines
tongue in cheek
too close for comfort
too close to call
too many cooks spoil the broth
toot one’s own horn
top dog
topsy-turvy
toss-up
touch off
treasure trove
treat like dirt
trouble shared is trouble halved
troubled waters
turn a blind eye
turn a deaf ear
turn against
turn aside
turn back on
turn down a glass
turn out
turn over a new leaf
turn the clock back
turn the tables
turning point
twenty-three skidoo
twist arm
twist of fate
two heads are better than one
two peas in a pod
two wrongs don’t make a right
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