English Idioms

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: In two shakes of a lamb’s tail
Meaning: In a very short time.
Example: He did the job in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: I’ll eat my hat
Meaning: Said to suggest that you will be surprised if something happens.
Example: If his business becomes successful, I’ll eat my hat.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: In the air
Meaning: Said about something that is happening or about to happen.
Example: Everybody in the company know that change is in the air.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Up in the air
Meaning: Uncertain, unsettled.
Example: The future of the company is still up in the air.

English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Call on the carpet
Meaning: To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
Example: I hope he wouldn’t be called on the carpet by the boss.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Above the salt
Meaning: If someone is above the salt they are of high standing or honor. The origin of the phrase dates back to the medieval times. Then salt which was a valuable seasoning was placed in the middle of a dining table and the lord and his family were seated “above the salt” and other guests or servants below.
Example: In medieval times lords used to sit above the salt.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Drop a dime
Meaning: To drop a dime means to make a phone call, usually calling the police to inform on or betray someone.
Example: He went out to drop a dime on John.

English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: A man of few words
Meaning: (Also a woman of few words) a man who doesn’t speak much. A man of action
Example: He is a man of few words. But when he speaks, he makes a lot of sense.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Beat someone at their own game
Meaning: The phrase beat someone at his or her own game means to outdo someone using their own methods, tactics or specialty.
Example: I think we are able to beat our competitors at their own game.

English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: Come out of the closet
Meaning: The phrase come out of the closet means to admit publicly one’s homosexuality.
Example: He came out of the closet when he went to university.