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Idioms

BY
KARIME
 TABLE OF
Content
Introduction 03
Happy Idioms 04
Angry Idioms 06
Sad Idioms 08
Time Idioms 10
Money Idioms 11
Health Idioms 13
Conversation Idioms 15
INTROD
UCTION

An idiom is a group of words in

a fixed order that has a
particular meaning that is
different from the meanings of
each word on its own.
 HAPPY
IDIOMS

2. LIKE A DOG WITH

1.ON CLOUD NINE
TWO TAILS
Extremely happy when something
wonderful happens. To look and be very happy.
She's been on cloud nine since she Was he pleased? He was like a dog
found out she is pregnant. with two tails.

3. FULL OF THE JOYS OF 4. ON TOP OF THE

SPRING WORLD

When you are energetic, cheerful You are on top of the world when
and happy. you feel wonderful.
James must have had some good news, I've been feeling on top of the world
he's full of the joys of spring today. since I started doing yoga every
morning.
 5. IN SEVENTH
HEAVEN

Bliss; to be so happy it feels like

you are in heaven.
I was in seventh heaven when I
landed my dream job.

6. OVER THE MOON

Delighted. This idiom isn't used 7. WALK ON AIR

so much these days because it is
considered a cliché. To feel extremely excited or
The team captain said he was over happy:
the moon with their win. After the delivery of her baby, she
was walking on air.

8. HAVE A BALL

To have a good time and enjoy 9. HAPPY CAMPER

yourself.
We had a ball at the amusement Content and satisfied.
park.
He agreed to the deal, but he was
definitely not a happy camper.
 ANGRY
IDIOMS
10. BLOW A FUSE
To become very angry and unable to
stay calm.
One more day stuck in the house and she
will blow a fuse.

11. BAY FOR BLOOD

Demanding that someone should be
hurt or punished.
By now the crowd was baying for blood.

12. ALL HELL BROKE

LOOSE
A situation suddenly becomes
violent and noisy, especially with
people arguing or fighting.
One policeman drew his gun and then
suddenly all hell broke loose.

13. DRIVING SOMEONE

UP THE WALL
to make (someone) very irritated,
angry, or annoyed.
Your constant tapping is driving me
up the wall!
14. JUMP DOWN
SOMEONE’S THROAT
To react angrily to something that
someone says or does.
I made the mildest of criticisms and he
jumped down my throat.

15. BEAR WITH A SORE

HEAD

To behave in a very bad-tempered

and angry way.
When his team lost the match, Brad was
like a bear with a sore head.
16. FLIP YOUR LID
To lose your temper completely.
I thought she was going to flip her lid
when she saw the mess.

17. SEEING RED

To become very angry.
People who don't finish a job really
make me see red.

18. HAVE A BONE TO PICK

To be angry with someone and
want to talk to them about it.
I have a bone to pick with you about
what you said at the party.”
 SAD IDIOMS
19.DOWN IN THE DUMPS
Be sad for a short time.
After the breakup, Sarah was down in the dumps for
a while.

20.HAVE A FACE LIKE A

WET WEEKEND
Look sad.
What’s wrong with him? He’s got a face like a wet
weekend.

21. FEEL BLUE

not feel very strong emotionally; feel a little
depressed.
It seems that you are feeling blue. Is there something
wrong that you would like to share with me?

22. HEART SINKS

Get a sudden feeling of disappointment and/or
fear.
When Polly opened her exam results and saw that she
had failed Maths, her heart sank.
23. CRY OVER SPILT MILK
To cry about past events that cannot be undone.
You should now focus on moving ahead and achieving
better results next time; there is no use crying over spilt
milk.

24. BROWN STUDY

Melancholy mood accompanied by deep thought.
I realised that Sandra wasn't concentrating on what
the boss was saying and had disappeared into a brown
study,

25. HEAVY HEART

Attaining a state of grief.
With a heavy heart, we had to leave the funeral
ceremony.

26. CROCODILE TEARS

Fake cry.
She deceived him when he lost everything in his life,
now again when he is rich man, she approached him to
get together shedding crocodile tears.
MONEY IDIOMS

31. BREAK THE BANK 32. BRING HOME THE

BACON
To be extremely expensive or
spend all of one’s money in Earning a living.
one shot.
It’s hard work, but someone has
Joanna struggled to find a car to bring home the bacon.
that would last her a while but
wouldn’t break the bank.

33. GO DUTCH 34. TIGHTEN YOUR

BELT
To split a cost evenly between To spend less money or to live
two people. frugally.
If you’re unsure who’s paying for The company is going to have to
the date, you should just go tighten its belt to avoid any
Dutch. money problems.
 35. COST AN ARM AND
36. BURN A HOLE IN
A LEG
YOUR POCKET
Something that is expensive. To have money that you feel
compelled to spend quickly.
That car cost me an arm and a The bonus he received was
leg, so I plan to take great care of burning a hole in his pocket, so he
it over the years. immediately spent it on a new
gadget.

37. FORK OVER 38. CUT CORNERS

To pay for something To find ways to save money by

unwillingly or with difficulty. reducing expenses.
He had to fork over a large sum We've had to cut corners this
of money to cover the damages. month because our car needed a
major repair.
 HEALTH
IDIOMS
39. UNDER THE
WEATHER
A gentle way of expressing being
unwell.
I feel under the weather today, so I might
skip the party.

40. FIT AS A FIDDLE

In very good health.
My grandmother is 89 but she's still fit
as a fiddle.
41. BURN A CANDLE
ON BOTH ENDS
The expression describes a person
working too hard and not getting
enough rest, leading to a toll on
their health.
He’s been burning the candle at both
ends, studying for his exams and
working full-time.

42. A FROG IN ONE’S

THROAT
To lose one’s voice or find it hard
to speak because of hoarseness.
Venus is drinking hot water with
honey and lemon because she has a frog
in her throat.
44. FULL OF BEANS
A person who is full of beans is lively,
active and healthy.
He may be getting old but he's still full of
beans.

43. BAG OF BONES

Unhealthily underweight, possibly

malnourished.
When he came home from the war he
was a bag of bones.

45. BLUE AROUND THE

GILLS
If a person looks blue around gills,
they look unwell or sick.
You should sit down. You look a bit
blue around the gills.

46. OFF COLOR

If you are off colour, you look or

feel ill, not performing as well as
they used to.
What's the matter with Tom? He
looks a bit off colour today.
TIME IDIOMS
27.BEAT THE CLOCK
To succeed in something before running out of time.
In a desperate attempt to beat the clock, I raced to the post office.

28. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

Something that happens rarely.
Because of the tight budget, our manager buys donuts for the office once in a blue
moon.

29. AT THE DROP OF A HAT

Without delay or good reason.
He used to be very bashful, blushing at the drop of a hat.

30. ELEVENTH HOUR

The last moment or almost too late.
We only received the signatures at the eleventh hour.
 CONVERSATION
IDIOMS
47. SEE EYE TO EYE
To completely agree with someone.
I see eye to eye with my boss on everything, except
when it comes to working weekends.

48. CLEAR THE AIR

To get rid of bad feelings between two.
We had a big argument, but I guess it helped clear
the air between us.

49. BEAT AROUND THE BUSH

To talk around a subject without getting to the point.
Quit beating around the bush and say what's on
your mind.

50. PULL THE STRINGS

Make use of one's influence and contacts to
gain an advantage unofficially or unfairly.
He tried to pull strings with people he knew to
avoid being called up
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