English Idioms

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Jam on the brakes
Meaning: To press the brakes suddenly and in a hard way.
Example: I had to jam on the brakes because a kid suddenly appeared from nowhere and crossed the road.

English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Pull the plug
Meaning: The phrase pull the plug means to put an end to an activity, preventing it from continuing.
Example: They are going to pull the plug on the new TV show because it didn’t get any sponsors.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Drop the subject
Meaning: To stop discussing a subject.
Example: Please drop the subject. I don’t want to discuss it further.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Easy on the ear
Meaning: Something (music, voice…) pleasant to listen to.
Example: His music is easy on the ear.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Picture paints a thousand words
Meaning: (Also a picture is worth a thousand words) a picture will be far more descriptive of something than words can ever be.
Example: Just show him the photos and he will understand. You know a picture paints a thousand words.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Blind date
Meaning: A social meeting where the two people have never met before.
Example: I went on a blind date yesterday but it was a total fiasco.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: For a song
Meaning: Very cheaply.
Example: She bought the house for a song.

English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: In tune (with somebody/something)
Meaning: Said when you have a good understanding of someone or something.
Example: He was in tune with new technologies.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: A breath of fresh air
Meaning: Said about a new, fresh, and imaginative approach, a change that feels good.
Example: The president says that the country needs a breath of fresh air.