English Idioms

English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: At sixes and sevens
Meaning: This idiom is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray. William Shakespeare uses a similar phrase in Richard II: But time will not permit: all is uneven, And every thing is left at six and seven.
Example: John is at sixes and sevens after the death of his wife.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Walk the talk
Meaning: To do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises.
Example: If we advise people to take care of the environment, we have to walk the talk.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: What beats me
Meaning: Said when you do not understand a situation or someone’s behaviour.
Example: What beats me is how he passed the exam.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love nest
Meaning: A place where a couple can enjoy each other’s company.
Example: They rent an apartment which has become their love nest.

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: A new lease of life
Meaning: This idiom is used to refer to an occasion when something gives you the chance to become happy or healthy and makes you more energetic than before.
Example: His new job has given him a new lease of life.

English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Home away from home
Meaning: (Also home from home) a place where you are at ease as if you were at home.
Example: When I used to visit her, it was really a real home away from home.

English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Black out
Meaning: To lose consciousness.
Example: He blacked out when he fell.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Have a cow
Meaning: (Also have kittens) to be very worried, upset or angry about something
Example: My father had a cow when I stayed out late yesterday.

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Blue-eyed boy
Meaning: (Also fair-haired boy) a person highly regarded by someone and treated with special favor
Example: He was the blue-eyed boy of the boss.