English Idioms

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Pressed for time
Meaning: If you are pressed for time, it means that you are in a hurry.
Example: I am sorry, I can’t talk to you right now; I’m pressed for time.

English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Man in the street
Meaning: (Also, woman in the street) This idiom is used to describe an ordinary person.
Example: Generally speaking, politicians are rarely concerned with the needs and interests of the man in the street.

English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: In name only
Meaning: (Also, only in name) The phrase in name only means nominally, not essentially.
Example: They were married only in name; the fact is that they lived in different countries.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Bank on
Meaning: To expect something or rely on.
Example: Can I bank on your friend’s predictions about the stock market?

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love is blind
Meaning: The idiom love is blind means that a person who is in love can see no faults or imperfections in the person who is loved.
Example: A: I can’t see why Leila likes Tim. He isn’t even good-looking. B: Love is blind.

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Fifth wheel
Meaning: Anything superfluous or unnecessary.
Example: I felt like a fifth wheel when they started looking at each other affectionately.

English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Bag of bones
Meaning: An extremely thin person.
Example: He’s turning into a bag of bones. He lost so much weight.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Big deal
Meaning: Something very important, difficult, or of concern.
Example: It’s no big deal if you don’t finish.

English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Highway robbery
Meaning: This expression is used to refer to a price or a fee that is exorbitantly high.
Example: The price for wine in this restaurant is simply highway robbery