English Idioms

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Under pressure
Meaning: To be facing something in a stressful environment due to a pressure or a deadline.
Example: They have been under a lot of pressure recently becaues of the huge work they have been doing.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Case in point
Meaning: An example that illustrates a point
Example: Plaing with these toys can be dangerous. For a case in point, look at what happened to our neighbor’s child.

English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Hit the ceiling
Meaning: To become very angry and start shouting.
Example: He hit the ceiling when he knew the truth.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: All that glitters is not gold
Meaning: Appearance is sometimes misleading. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not be as good as they look.
Example: The house looks beautiful from the outside but the inside part of the house looks terrible; all that glitters is not gold.

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Blow one’s own horn
Meaning: (Also toot one’s own horn) to brag; to talk boastfully.
Example: Nancy likes to blow her own horn.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: As bald as a cue ball
Meaning: (Also as bald as a coot) completely bald.
Example: His father was as bald as a cue ball!

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Come true
Meaning: Said when something happens although it was unlikely that it would.
Example: Her dream of buying a new car finally came true.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Wax and wane
Meaning: To increase and decrease.
Example: His love for politics has waxed and waned over the years.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Sour as vinegar
Meaning: The phrase sour as vinegar very sour and disagreeable.
Example: 1. This cheese is sour as vinegar. 2. Mike is sour as vinegar this morning.