Idioms are words, usually phrases (groups of words), that you cannot understand by their literal meaning. Every language has idioms specific to it and its culture. They are used in everyday conversations, on television ads, shows and movies. You can't understand what they mean by translating each word and then putting it all together as a whole, it just doesn't work that way and you'll end up with something that looks like a big jumble. You really need to learn the idioms in order to understand them. Here I will try to add as many as possible along with their meanings.
- I'm sure you did well on the test, so take it easy. (relax)
- I can't go to the movies tonight, I'm broke! (have no money)
- She's on the Internet 24/7! (all the time, always)
- Does the cat got your tongue? (Don't you have anything to say?)
- The questions on the exam were easy as pie. (very easy)
- That test was a piece of cake! (very easy)
- My sister always sticks her nose into everyone's business. She's so nosy! (She tries to know things that are none of her business)
- That's easier said than done. (Looks easier than it actually is)
- My brother has a short fuse. (a quick temper, get's angry quickly)
- I was going to go out tonight, but I changed my mind. (decide to do something different)
- We go to the movies once in a blue moon. (rarely)
- It's plain as day that she likes you. (clear, obvious)
- Your appointment is at 2 o'clock sharp. (at that time exactly)
- Look outside! It's raining cats and dogs! (very heavy rain)
- Trying to find my keys in this messy room is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. (Very difficult to find)
- You live life in the fast lane! (and exciting, fast paced life)
- No one spoke my language at the party and I felt like a fish out of water. (out of place, like you don't belong)
- When she saw the baby fall, she caught him in the nick of time. (almost, but not too late)
- Hey! Don't let the cat out of the bag! (tell the secret)
- He really put his foot in his mouth when he asked if her sister was her mother! (say something you shouldn't have, something embarrassing)
- When they invited me to go camping with them this weekend, I told them I'd have to sleep on it. (think about it for a day or so)
- The kitchen at the restaurant was so filthy, it turned me off from wanting to eat. (to make not interested/disgusted)
