English Idioms
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a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
a raw deal
a rolling stone gathers no moss
a shot in the dark
Achilles heel
ad hoc
after all
aftermath
against the grain
aid and abet
all of a sudden
all roads lead to Rome
all the rage
and so on
anything but
as a result
as and when
as broad as long
as busy as a bee
as long as
as to
as well as
as well
at bay
at odds
back to basics
bear the brunt of
beat a hasty retreat
beat the air
better late than never
blaze a trail
blind alley
blind impulse
brain drain
break new ground
break the news
breakout
brownie points
bump into
by all means
by chance
by dint of
call names
call the shots
cast aspersions
castles in the air
chew the fat
chink in the armour
class clown
clear the decks
code of conduct
come across
come over
come to think of/about it
cross paths
cross the bridge
cry me a river
crystal clear
cut and dried
cut both ways
cut somebody some slack
cut the cord
cut the crap
dark horse
done in
dot the i’s and cross the t’s
every man Jack
every nook and cranny
fake it till you make it
fall between the cracks
fall out
far cry from
fat chance
faux pas
feet of clay
figure out
get a life
get off
get the sack (boot, axe)
get the wrong end of the stick
get through
get to know
give a shot
go round in circles
go through channels
halfway house
hang in there
hang up
Hobson’s choice
hot air
how come
in a row
in lieu of
in mint condition
in stitches
in the driver’s seat
in the loop
in the pipeline
it’s a small world
just deserts
kick the habit
lead astray
lean towards
leaps and bounds
leave no stone unturned
leg it
long shot
look before you leap
lose it
lost on
lost to
make a beeline for
make a long story short
make a mountain out of a molehill
make do
make no bones about
man of straw
mark my words
meet halfway
miss the boat
my way or the highway
new kid on the block
nip in the bud
not at all
nowhere near
of course
old habits die hard
on a silver platter
on board
on the horizon
over and above
over and over again
pardon me
part and parcel
point blank
point out
prone to
pros and cons
pull yourself together
put the brakes on
quote, unquote
rank and file
rest assured
riddle me
right away
rise to the occasion
roll the dice
run across
run out of steam
scot-free
scrape the bottom of the barrel
sea change
show the door
smack dab
sneak peek
snow job
snowball effect
so and so
so so
spick and span
square peg in a round hole
stand in a good stead
stand out
stands to reason
straighten up and fly right
take a back seat
take a cue from
take care
take for granted
take into account
take it up/down a notch
take on
take over
take turns
taste of own medicine
the best is yet to come
the best of both worlds
the calm before the storm
the die is cast
the last straw
the smell of an oily rag
to a T
to see the back of
to the core
too close to call
topsy-turvy
under no illusions
under siege
up to the mark
use your loaf
vice versa
vim and vigor
way forward
when hell freezes over
where the rubber meets the road
wide berth
willy-nilly
your guess is as good as mine
you’re on
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