These are the 50 most commonly used English idioms and their meanings. While learning idioms might seem difficult and time-consuming, it’ll help you to speak in more interesting ways and sound more natural among native English speakers.
1)easily and quickly earned money.
"they were seen as more eager to make a quick buck"
1)without limit or reservation.
"I'm with you all the way"
1)(of two or more people) very close or friendly; sharing secrets.
"he and Auntie Lou were as thick as thieves"
1)show no surprise or concern.
"when he told me what he'd done, I didn't bat an eye"
1)have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world.
"look, I've been around, I know what happens with kids like you"
1)angry or agitated.
"he'd changed a few things around, and Glen was a little bent out of shape about it"
1)no longer having the correct or original form or contours.
"the front wheel of the bicycle was all out of shape"
2)(of a person) in poor physical condition; unfit.
"he was overweight and out of shape"
1)outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour.
"the language my father used was beyond the pale"
1)have other or more important matters to attend to.
"the police and courts have bigger fish to fry"
1)a general view from above.
"at this vantage point it's possible to have a bird's-eye view"
1)a bank check with the amount left for the payee to fill in.
1)put great effort into achieving something.
"as soon as we finished I'd break my back to get home to her"
1)accomplish the main or hardest part of (a task).
"we've broken the back of the problem"
1)have an accident; meet with disaster.
"many a ship has come to grief along this shore"
1)continuously or repeatedly over a long period of time.
"I worked with you day in, day out"
1)on each successive day over a long period.
"the rain poured down day after day"
1)do something foolish which causes one's downfall.
"you're digging your own grave by walking away right now"
1)defeated by being knocked to the ground and unable to rise within ten seconds.
1)be more easily talked about than put into practice.
"going on an economy drive is easier said than done"
1)each and every person (used for emphasis).
"they're spies, every man jack of them"
1)(of a statement or request) be ignored.
"their pleas fell on deaf ears"
1)something that warrants serious consideration.
"his study certainly provides food for thought"
1)have or gain a first introduction to a profession or organization.