martes, 16 de marzo de 2021

IDIOMS AND PHRASES WITH MEANNING AND EXAMPLES (ENGLISH TO ENGLISH) INTERMEDIATE

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Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples Pdf

IDIOMS AND PHRASES WITH MEANINGS AND EXAMPLES PDF

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Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples Pdf!

Idioms appear in all languages and speakers use them to communicate ideas clearly and effectively. Here is a list of 50 useful idioms and phrases with meaning and examples, also download a pdf from bottom.

IDIOMS WITH MEANING AND EXAMPLES

1.    Go to the dogsto become worse After the death of his partner, their business went to the dogs.
2.    Go to the wall/Be driven to the wall/Be pushed to the wallto go bankrupt Their business went to the wall due to bad management.
3.    Go too far  carry / take something too far carry/ take something to extremes (say too much about something)
4.    Go up in smokebe destroyed Her dreams of becoming a doctor went up in smoke when she Could not get admission to a medical college.
5.    Go without sayingused to mean that something is obvious It goes without saying that you will be paid for the extra hours you work.
6.    Go/get oft/get away or escape scot-free /get off scot-freeto avoid punishment of doing something that deserves punishment Criminals such as these can allowed to get away scot-free.
7.    Go/Run to seedto stop looking healthy He is not yet fifty, but he the government seems to be going to seed.
8.    Golden agea period of success The Muslims remember the golden age of their forefathers.
9.    Golden opportunitya very good chance to do or achieve something Wise men avail themselves of golden opportunities.
10.  Good-for-nothingsomeone who is lazy and never does anything useful Decent should get rid of those departments which are good-for-nothing.
11.  Green hornone who lacks experience This man can easy be tricked as he is a green horn.
12.  Hair-breath escape/narrow escape/close call/close shavejust to avoid danger John had a narrow escape from being drowned.
13.  Hand in glove withclosely linked with someone, especially in a bad or illegal activity They suspect that some of the policemen are hand in glove with the robbers.
14.  Hard and fastfixed and not able to be changed We will have to follow the hard and fast rules of this office.
15.  Hard upnot having enough money We were too hard up to buy new clothes.
16.  Hard/tough nut to cracka difficult problem or situationTo win the race will be a tough nut to crack.
17.  Harp on something/ Harp on the same stringtalk too much about something I am tired of hearing him harp on the same string.
18.  Have a bee in your bonnetto think or talk about sth all the time Joe has got a bee in his bonnet about saving money.
19.  Have a finger in every pie many piesto meddle in every matter America likes to have a finger in every pie of the world.

 

20.  Have a hand into influence or be involved in something I suspect John had a hand in this plot.
21.  Have a soft spot/corner forto feel a lot of affection for She has always had a spot for her younger brother.
22.  Have an axe to grindto have an opinion or aim that you want other people to accept or consider I have no political axe to grind.
23.  Have an iron / strong will / have a will of ironto have an extremely strong character Our team has an iron will to win the match.
24.  Have something at one’s fingertipsbe completely familiar with something This teacher has all the rules of grammar at his fingertips.
25.  Have too many/several irons in the fireto be involved in several different activities or have several plans If you have several irons, in the fire, you can focus on none.
26.  Have/with one’s back to the wallbe in a difficult situation My back to the wall, I had to accept his proposal.
27.  Head and shoulders above the rest/othersbe much better at something than everyone else Joe would be the next chairman of this office as he is head and shoulders above the others.
28.  Heart and soulcompletely She loves her son heart and soul.
29.  High and mightyproud Nobody likes him as he always tries to be high and mighty.
30.  High horseattitude of stubborn arrogance Do not ride the high horse and admit that you are wrong.
31.  Hobson’s choicea situation in which there is only one thing you can do It is a Hobson’s choice for you to obey your boss.
32.  Hold / Stand one’s ground/ hold one’s ownto defend yourself, or to succeed in a difficult situation Although he is new in this race, he seems to be holding his ground.
33.  Hold good / hold truebe true or valid This advice will hold good throughout your life.
34.  Hold in contempthate Joe has never held anyone in contempt
35.  Hold no brief forto not support or be in favor of You should hold no brief for this criminal.
36.  Hold one’s head high/upto be very confident and proud Those who do noble deeds can hold their heads high
37.  Hold one’s tongueto angrily tell someone to stop speaking Hold your tongue and do not abuse him like that.
38.  Hold waterseem to be true or reasonable His excuse for coming a did not seem to hold water.
39.  Hope against hopeto continue to hope for something even when it is unlikely to happen Saleh waited all day, hoping against hope that Liza would come to him.

Also Check this list of Proverbs

40.  Hue and crya great noise There was a great hue and cry in the a
41.  Ignorant ofuninformed, unaware We must not be ignorant of our activates.
42.  In a bad wayin a poor state Do not buy this house as it is in a bad way.
43.  In a bad waym a poor state Do not buy this house as it is in a bad way
44.  In a fixbe in difficulties She was in a fix after the death of her husband.
45.  In a fixbe in difficulties She was in a fix after the death of her husband.
46.  In a nutshellin a short, clear way To put it in a nutshell, the show was very exciting.
47.  In a nutshellin a short, clear way To put it in a nutshell, the show was very exciting.
48.  In addition toas well as John writes books in addition to teaching

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