English Idioms

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Skin and bones
Meaning: To be underweight and look bad, to be extremely thin.
Example: Because of her illness she was nothing but skin and bones.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Time flies
Meaning: The phrase time flies means that time passes very quickly especially when you’re having fun. Its Latin origin is tempus fugit
Example: Time flew while they were talking about the old beautiful days.

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Road rage
Meaning: Aggressive behavior exhibited by drivers in traffic, often as a result of stress.
Example: Many road accidents are the result of road rage.

English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: X-rated
Meaning: Not suitable for children.
Example: Children ae not allowed to watch this film. It’s X-rated.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Fight like cat and dog
Meaning: To argue and fight violently.
Example: Those two children always fight like cat and dog.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: The ball is in someone’s court
Meaning: When the ball is in someone’s court they have to take action.
Example: The ball is in your court now. You should decide what you want to do.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: The straw that broke the camel’s back
Meaning: A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something
Example: When the boss saw him coming late to work. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. He fired her immediately.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Keep your powder dry
Meaning: Be cautious and prepared for the worst.
Example: Trust in God, and keep your powder dry.

English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: Bite the dust
Meaning: The phrase bite the dust has two meanings: 1. to die. 2. to break; to fail.
Example: 1. Too many soldiers bit the dust in the second world war. 2. My laptop finally bit the dust.