English Idioms
English Idioms
🍄On
the Spur of the Moment: Without advance planning, spontaneously
🍄On
the Spur of the Moment: Without advance planning, spontaneously
🍄On
the Take: Regularly accepting bribes
🍄On
the Wagon: Not drinking alcoholic beverages; having given up drinking alcoholic
beverages
🍄On
the Warpath: Very angry
🍄On
Thin Ice: In a risky situation, especially in an interpersonal relationship
🍄Once
Bitten, Twice Shy: Once one has had a bad experience with something, he or she
will be reluctant to try it again.
🍄Once
in a Blue Moon: Very rarely
🍄Once
in a While: Occasionally
🍄One
for the Road: A final drink (or something else)
before leaving
🍄One
For the Road: Have a drink before leaving
🍄One-Two
Punch: A powerful sequence of two events
🍄One-Trick
Pony: Someone who has only a single talent
🍄Open
Season: A time when someone can be criticized or attacked without restriction.
🍄Open-and-Shut
Case: A situation, especially a legal proceeding, with a clear, certain outcome
🍄Or
Else (by itself): Or I will do something terrible to you.
🍄Out
in the Sticks: In a remote location; far from a city
🍄Out
of Left Field: Unexpected, random and odd
🍄Out
of Line: Improper, behaving improperly
🍄Out
of Luck: Unlucky in a single instance; temporarily
unfortunate
🍄Out
of Nowhere: Unexpectedly
🍄Out
of Order: Not working properly
🍄Out
of Sight, Out of Mind: When you don’t see something or someone, you tend to
forget about that thing or person.
🍄Out
of Sorts: Slightly ill; not feeling well
🍄Out
of the Blue: Unexpectedly
🍄Out
of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire: One problem has been solved, but it’s been
replaced by a worse one.
🍄Out
of the Loop: Not part of a group that’s kept informed about something
🍄Out
of the Picture: No longer under consideration; eliminated from a contest
🍄Out
of the Way: 1) Not obstructing, not in the way; 2) Finished, taken care of; 3)
in a remote location
🍄Out
of the Woods: No longer in danger
🍄Out
of This World: Fantastic, extraordinary
🍄Out
of Work: Unemployed
🍄Out
the Door: With everything included (said of a price)
🍄Over
My Dead Body: Under no circumstances
🍄Over
One’s Head: In a situation where one is overwhelmed with tasks
🍄Over
the Hill: Past one’s prime
🍄Over
the Moon: Extremely happy
🍄Off
His Trolley: Crazy, insane
🍄Off
One’s Rocker: Crazy, nuts, insane
🍄Off
the Beaten Path: Remote; not a usual destination; not easily reached
🍄Off
the Hook: Free from blame or responsibility to do something
🍄Off
the Top of My Head: Guessing or estimating without full information
🍄Off
the Wall: Odd, strange, unexpected
🍄Old
Flame: A former boyfriend or girlfriend
🍄Old
Hat: Old-fashioned, predictable
🍄Old
Man Winter: Winter
🍄Olive
Branch: A peace offering, an attempt at reconciliation.
🍄On a
Hiding to Nothing: Engaged in a futile task; attempting something impossible
🍄On a
Lark: Spontaneously, on a whim, for fun
🍄On a
Roll: Having a consistent run of success
🍄On a
Roll: Succeeding consistently
🍄On a
Wing and a Prayer: Relying solely on hope and enthusiasm in a difficult
situation
🍄On
All Fours: You are down on your hands and knees.
🍄On
Cloud Nine: Extremely happy
🍄On
Cloud Nine: Very happy
🍄On
Deck Next: having the next turn
🍄On
Life Support: Almost defunct
🍄On
Point: Good, well done, effective
🍄On
Steroids: In a very large form
🍄On
Tenterhooks: Tensely awaiting a decision or development
🍄On
the Back Foot: At a disadvantage
🍄On
the Ball: Prepared, alert, competent
🍄On
the Bubble: One of a group that may be selected for the last spot in a
competition
🍄On
the Dot: Exactly; at an expected interval
🍄On
the Down Low (D.L.): Secretly
🍄On
the Fence: Undecided between two choices
🍄On
the Fly: While in motion, while traveling
🍄On
the Fritz: Not working properly
🍄On
the Home Stretch: You are approaching the end of a task, a project, a race or a
journey.
🍄On
the Nose: Precisely, at an exact time
🍄On
the Q.T.: Secretly, in confidence
🍄On
the Radar: Evident as a possibility
🍄On
the Right Track: Pursuing a correct course in doing or learning something
🍄On
the Same Page: Understanding a situation in the same way
🍄On
the Spot: Immediately, with no intervening time
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