English Idioms

English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: On the table
Meaning: Being discussed or considered.
Example: Everybody agreed to leave the plan to build a new school in our town on the table.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Lame duck
Meaning: Someone or something that is disabled, helpless, ineffective, or inefficient.
Example: What do you expect from a lame-duck mayor?

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: When it rains, it pours
Meaning: (Also, it never rains but it pours) said when bad things occur in large numbers.
Example: First, he had a terrible accident. Then, his wife had a heart attack. Really when it rains, it pours.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Not come cheap
Meaning: Said about something that is of good quality and is therefore expensive.
Example: Fast cars don’t come cheap.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: To wash one’s hands of
Meaning: To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.
Example: I wash my hands of this whole affair.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Have big ears
Meaning: To be nosy and listen to other people’s private conversations.
Example: Speak quietly. Nancy has big ears you.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Draw fire
Meaning: If you draw fire, you attract hostile criticism.
Example: His new book has drawn fire from many feminists.

English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Say uncle
Meaning: To admit failure.
Example: I’ll show them how I can be a superstar. I’m not going to say uncle.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Rabbit hole
Meaning: (From Alice in Wonderland) A way into a bizarre world.
Example: School’s starting up again, time to “Go Down the Rabbit Hole” once more.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Not enough room to swing a cat
Meaning: Not very much space. Said abut a small place.
Example: Their house was very small. There wasn’t enough room to swing a cat.