
Learn Spoken English | IELTS | Grammar By Rani Ma'am
May 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
*Idioms you should know - 8*
1. A penny for your thoughts – asking someone what they’re thinking
2. Actions speak louder than words – what you do is more important than what you say
3. Bite the bullet – endure something difficult
4. Bite off more than you can chew – take on too much work or responsibility
5. Break the ice – make people feel more comfortable
6. Burn the midnight oil – stay up late working
7. Catch someone red-handed – catch someone in the act of doing something wrong
8. Cry over spilled milk – be upset over something that cannot be undone
9. Cut to the chase – get to the point quickly
10. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch – don’t assume something will happen before it actually does
11. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you – don’t be ungrateful to those who help you
12. Every cloud has a silver lining – there’s something good in every bad situation
13. Go down in flames – fail spectacularly
14. Hit the nail on the head – do something exactly right
15. It’s not rocket science – it’s not that difficult to understand
16. Jump the gun – start too early or before the right time
17. Keep your fingers crossed – hope for the best
18. Let the cat out of the bag – reveal a secret
19. Make a long story short – tell something briefly
20. Off the beaten path – something unusual or not commonly done
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