martes, 16 de marzo de 2021

IDIOMS TO USE IN CONVERSATION

 LINK: https://grammarvocab.com/idioms-to-use-in-conversation/


50+ Idioms to use in conversation – Conversational Idioms





IDIOMS TO USE IN CONVERSATION

1.    once in a blue moonvery rarely People like newton are born once in a blue moon.
2.    A brainwavea sudden good idea I had a brainwave and found a solution to the problem I was facing.
3.    A close shave / calla situation in which you only Just manage to avoid an accident He had a close shave when a tree fell just where he was standing.
4.    A close-fisted mana miserly man He does not spend any money as he is a close-fisted man.
5.    A cock and bull storya silly story or excuse He told me a rock and bull story about her failure in the exams.
6.    A dead lettera law or idea which is no longer effective An arts education is a dead letter for many students.
7.    A dog in the mangerselfish He is a real dog in the manger, even though he does not have a car, he would not let anyone else use his garage.
8.    A dog’s lifedisgraceful life Death is better than a dog’s life.
9.    A fairy talea story for children She looks like a princess in a fairy tale.
10.  A feather in one’s capan achievement that makes you feel pleased and satisfied This success is a feather in your cap.
11.  A fish out of waterfeeling uncomfortable I felt like a fish out of water in new school.
12.  A Gala DayA celebration day Christmas is a gala day for the Christians.
13.  A gaolbirdsomeone who has spent a lot of time in prison He is an escaped gaolbird.
14.  A green rooma room where actors relax There no green room in this studio.
15.  A hard/bitter pill to swallowsomething very unpleasant that you have to accept His failure was a bitter pill to swallow.
16.  A house of cardssomething that is likely to fall down cheat me will prove a house of cards.
17.  A Jack of all tradessomeone who can do many types of work, but who often is not often skilled at any of them John is a Jack of all trades but master of none.
18.  A jailbirda prisonerA Jailbird escaped last night.
19.  A leap / shot in the darkto do something without knowing its results To start such a big business without experience is like taking a leap in the dark.
20.  A man of his wordsomeone who keeps his promises You can trust him as he is a man of his word.

A BIG LIST OF CONVERSATIONAL IDIOMS

21.  A man of iron willstrong will person A man of iron will can tackle the present crises of India.
22.  A man of lettersa learned man Our teacher is a man of letters.
23.  A man of partsa man who can do many things Abraham is a man of parts-an able teacher, a terrific writer, a sincere friend, to name a few.
24.  A man of strawa mere puppet, an unimportant man In our society, no one respects a man of straw.
25.  A man/woman after one’s own hearta man with similar taste to mine I like books, so does Jolly
26.  A mare’s nesta discovery of no value Later the cure for AlDS proved to be a mare’s nest.
27.  A narrow escapejust to be safe from danger Jacky fell into the river but had a narrow escape from being drowned.
28.  A near missa situation in which an accident is barely avoided He applied brakes just in time and had a near miss.
29.  A necessary evilsomething bad that you have to accept to get what you want War is a necessary evil.
30.  A passing fancyone that does not last long His desire to become just a passing fancy.
31.  A rolling stonethe person who keeps changing his views A rolling stone gathers no moss.
32.  A rope of sandillusory or deceptive security The American defense system, when came under attack, proved to be a rope of sand.
33.  A Sight for sore eyesa pleasant and refreshing sight / a most welcome sight She is a sight for sore eyes.
34.  A Snake in the grassa person who cannot be trusted Do not trust him, he is a real snake in the grass.
35.  A split secondan extremely short period of time In a split second, he solved the riddle.
36.  A square meal good satisfying meal Children should have three square meals a day.
37.  A square peg in a round holesomeone or something that does not suit the position or Situation they are in A coward who joins the army is like a square peg in a round hole.
38.  A stroke of lucksomething lucky that happens to you by chance It was a stroke of luck that no one was killed in such a major accident.
39.  A white elephantsomething costly to maintain Telephone costs much, it is Just a white elephant for the common people.
40.  A White liea harmless or small lie Sometimes it is better to tell a white lie than to hurt someone’s feelings.

Also check: 300+ Forms of Verb List 

idioms to use in conversation

41.  A wild goose chasean attempt to find something impossible Your attempt to pass the examination without hard work would be a wild goose chase.
42.  A wolf in sheep’s clothinga person who seems to be friendly or harmless but is really an enemy You should not rely on this man as he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
43.  Again every day / week/ yearfor a long time Day after day it rained.
44.  An open booksomething clear He is a good man as his life is an open book.
45.  An order towith the purpose of She worked hard in order to pass the exams.
46.  An order towith the purpose of She worked hard in order to pass the exams.
47.  An uphill taska very difficult task To write a good book in two months is really an uphill task.
48.  As a matter of factactually He will not help you, as a matter of fact, he is a selfish man.
49.  As cool as a cucumbervery calm Despite the mishap, all remained as cool as a cucumber
50.  At a lossto be confused Jack is at a loss to decide whether he should marry or not.

                                                      PDF DESCARGBLE Y VISIBLE



No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario