English Idioms

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Time is money
Meaning: A proverb which means that one should not waste time, because one could be using it to earn money.
Example: I have to wake up and go to work – time is money

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Cost an arm and a leg
Meaning: (Also cost a bomb,the earth, a packeta, a small fortune) extremely expensive.
Example: I’d love to buy a Rolls-Royce, but it costs an arm and a leg.

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Take for a ride
Meaning: To deceive or cheat.
Example: It was only when he discovered that his wallet was gone that he realized they had taken him for a ride.

English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Draw the curtain on / over
Meaning: To draw the curtain on or over something means to bring it to an end.
Example: I think it’s time for me to draw the curtain on a long career of teaching.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: ill-gotten gains
Meaning: Money or other possession gained dishonestly.
Example: All his ill-gotten gains are hidden somewhere in his bedroom.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Eye candy
Meaning: A very attractive person or persons or any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
Example: 1. I’m going to the beach to check out some eye candy.2. The computer graphics added lots of eye candy to that movie.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Misery loves company
Meaning: The phrase misery loves company means that if someone is miserable, they like others to be miserable too so that they can feel better about themselves.
Example: I see that you got into a lot of trouble, but since your colleague is in trouble too, that makes you feel better. Misery loves company, doesn’t it?

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Minting it
Meaning: (Also minting money) earning a lot of money quickly.
Example: The restaurant is minting it thanks to the new manager.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Make waves
Meaning: To cause trouble.
Example: Please don’t make waves. We’re trying to settle all our problems.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Bite your lip
Meaning: To make an effort not to react to something.
Example: He didn’t like the management of the business but he had to bite his lip.