ENGLISH GRAMMAR GRADUATION

idioms Most Common Idioms and Their Meaning Have to come across commonly used idioms in English while watching  TV shows  or movies? As idioms do not always make literal sense, students should be familiar with their meanings and how to use them. This may appear to be a lot of work, but idioms are fun! So, here’s a list of the top 100 common idioms with their meanings and sentence examples: List of Idiom Meaning Beat around the bush To avoid talking about what’s important Get your act together Get organized and do things effectively Hit the sack Go to sleep Your guess is as good as mine I do not know Good things come to those who wait To have patience Back against the wall Stuck in a difficult circumstance with no escape Up in arms Being grumpy or angry about something Scrape the barrel Making the most of the worst situations or things Burn your boats/bridges Doing something that makes it impossible to go back to the original state. Break fresh/new ground Doing something that h...

  An idiom is a phrase where the meaning cannot be understood from the individual words that make it up . For example, the idiom “I'll pull your leg” has nothing to do with legs! An idiom is an expression that cannot be taken literally. A phrase is a group of words that express a concept and is often used as an idiom. Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places. The only thing that makes learning idioms a time-consuming process is the fact that one cannot depend merely on the meaning of individual words to understand what the entire phrase means. Examples.  Black and   blue;  Describe something that is badly bruised G olden opportunity;  The perfect chance . Have   the   blues;  Be sad or depressed Black sheep;  A person who is a disgrace to a family or group So   far   so   good : Things are going well so far A   busybody : always wants to know about other p...