English Idioms

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: All walks of life
Meaning: Occupations, roles, social class, or lifestyle.
Example: Those who attended the wedding represented all walks of life.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Make a fast buck
Meaning: (Also make quick buck) to earn money without much effort.
Example: If you have got any idea of how to make a fast buck, please tell me!

English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Be on cloud nine
Meaning: Feel extreme happiness or elation
Example: She was on cloud nine when he proposed to marry her.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Meaning: The phrase between the devil and the deep blue sea is an idiom referring to a dilemma, a choice between two undesirable situations. The phrase was first used by Robert Monro in his expedition with the worthy Scots regiment called Mac-keyes, 1637: I, with my partie, did lie on our poste, as betwixt the devill and the deep sea. A variation of this idiom is: between a rock and a hard place
Example: She is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. She has to choose between staying with her nasty husband and leaving him, taking care of her children all alone.

English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Give me five
Meaning: If you say give me five, you want someone to slap your open hand as a greeting or to show joy.
Example: “Give me five!” shouted Alan after he scored a goal.

English Idioms About “#VALUE!”
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English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: 101
Meaning: In the American educational system 101 indicates an introductory course, often with no prerequisites. The meaning has been extended to include any introduction to the basics of anything.
Example: You can find healthy recipes in any 101 cook book.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Walk on eggs
Meaning: (Also walk on thin ice and walk on eggshells) be very carefully.
Example: I was walking on eggs when I told her about the truth.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Keep somebody in stitches
Meaning: To keep somebody laughing hard or amused.
Example: The show kept me in stitches the whole time.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Carrot and stick
Meaning: An offer involving a reward countered by the threat of punishment.
Example: The president took a carrot and stick approach to the protests against his new laws.