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Online ESL Idioms
An online collection of common English idioms.

CONTENTS

KOREAN IDIOMS PAGE - ENGLISH IDIOMS PAGE

IDIOMS LIST


A CLASS ACT -#1
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT - #2
GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER - #3
A PIECE OF THE ACTION - #4
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS - #5
CLEAR THE AIR - #6
IN THE AIR - #7
GO APE - #8
A GREY AREA - #9
UP IN ARMS - #10

BE GLAD TO SEE THE BACK OF - #11
GET YOUR OWN BACK - #12
TURN YOUR BACK ON - #13
GO BEHIND SOMEONE'S BACK - #14

We'll do the rest as soon as we can!

BE SOMEONE'S BAG - #15
IN THE BALANCE - #16
HAVE A BALL - #17
PLAY BALL - #18
GET THE BALL ROLLING - #19
JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON - #20
A LOSING BATTLE - #21
KEEP SOMETHING AT BAY - #22
SPILL THE BEANS - #23
BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS - #24
ROUND THE BEND - #25
GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT - #26
A SAFE BET - #27
FIT THE BILL - #28
BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW - #29
BLACK AND BLUE - #30
IN COLD BLOOD - #31
OUT OF THE BLUE - #32
CALL SOMEONE'S BLUFF - #33
ROCK THE BOAT - #34
BY THE BOOK - #35
GIVE SOMEONE THE BOOT - #36
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF - #37
OUT OF BOUNDS - #38
BREAD AND BUTTER - #39
THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD - #40
GIVE ME A BREAK - #41
HOLD YOUR BREATH - #42
CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN YOU COME TO IT - #43
THE BUBBLE HAS BURST - #44
THE BUCK STOPS HERE - #45
BURN YOUR BRIDGES - #46
BURN YOUR BOATS - #47
PUT ON THE BACK BURNER - #48
SOMEONE MEANS BUSINESS - #49
AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON - #50

HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT - #51
A CLOSE CALL - #52
ON THE CARDS - #53
A CASH COW - #54
A FAT CAT - #55
MY TWO CENT'S WORTH - #56
CHALK AND CHEESE - #57
A CHANGE OF HEART - #58
GET SOMETHING OFF YOUR CHEST - #59
DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS - #60
A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER - #61
COME FULL CIRCLE - #62
SQUEAKY CLEAN - #63
IN THE CLEAR - #64
STEER CLEAR OF - #65
ROUND THE CLOCK - #66
TURN BACK THE CLOCK - #67
LIKE CLOCKWORK - #68
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE - #69
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN - #70
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD - #71
WITH FLYING COLORS - #72
IN INVERTED COMMAS - #73
A TOUGH COOKIE - #74
KEEP YOUR COOL - #75
LOSE YOUR COOL - #76
IN A TIGHT CORNER - #77
A COUCH POTATO - #78
TAKE ITS COURSE - #79
UP THE CREEK - #80
CROCODILE TEARS - #81
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH - #82
A FAR CRY FROM - #83
OFF-THE-CUFF - #84
CAN'T CUT IT - #85
NOT CUT OUT FOR - #86
IN THE DARK - #87
A SHOT IN THE DARK - #88
CALL IT A DAY - #89
LATE IN THE DAY - #90
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT - #91
DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB - #92
MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY - #93
WOULDN'T BE COUGHT DEAD - #94
GET A RAW DEAL - #95
TO DEATH - #96
RUNS DEEP - #97
OUT OF YOUR DEPTH - #98
JUST DESERTS - #99
A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH - #100

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