English Idioms

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Out of the blue
Meaning: Something which is totally unexpected.
Example: She sent him a letter, out of the blue, telling him that she was in love with another guy.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Call off the dogs
Meaning: Said when you want someone to stop criticizing you.
Example: Please, call off the dogs. I apologize for what I have done.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Come from behind
Meaning: To win after being in a losing position in a game.
Example: The young boxer came from behind to beat the world champion.

English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Beat the rap
Meaning: To beat the rap means to evade conviction and punishment for a crime.
Example: The lawyer helped John beat the rap after being caught by the police.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Beats me
Meaning: (Aso it beats me) I don’t know; I have no idea.
Example: Mickeal: What’s the longest river in the world? Alan: Beats me!

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Throw your hat into the ring
Meaning: (Also toss your hat into the ring) to show your intention to enter a competition.
Example: Nearly a year before the elections, he threw his hat into the ring.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love someone to bits
Meaning: The idiom to love someone to bits means to love someone very much.
Example: She is the woman I love to bits.

English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Every Tom, Dick and Harry
Meaning: Said about something that is common knowledge to everybody.
Example: Every Tom, Dick and Harry knows what happened.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: The minute (that)
Meaning: At the moment when
Example: The minute he saw her, he fell in love.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: In the zone
Meaning: Focused
Example: He’s doing a good job. He’s in the zone!