Idiomatic Expressions
- Take the tiger by the tail.
- I got it straight from the horse’s mouth.
- We’re in hot water.
- Drop me a line.
- I’ll do it when the cows come home.
- Go fly a kite.
- That’s a sharp tie.
- I’d really like to catch her eye.
- We have to straighten up the house.
- Go jump in the lake.
- Button your lip.
- Can you dig it?
- Cat got your tongue?
- You’re off your rocker.
- Get out of my hair.
- Time flies.
- You’re out of sight.
- He has a green thumb.
- Keep a stiff upper lip.
- Lend a hand.
- She let the cat out of the bag.
- Cut it out.
- She gave him a dirty look.
- The traffic was heavy.
- We don’t see eye to eye on this.
- Stop pulling my leg.
- It looks like a record snow.
- It’s raining cats and dogs.
- It’s a dog’s life.
- We’re all in the same boat.
- You’ll catch a cold that way.
- He’s a cracker-jack mechanic.
- The boss just gave him the ax.
- You could have knocked me over with a feather.
- By the skin of your teeth you won the game.
- Tom caught the train at eight.
- You really put your foot in your mouth this time.
- Expensive? Naw, it’s just chicken feed.
- Get off my back!
- She’s always a ball of fire.
- The criminal tried to beat the rap.
- The manager’s over a barrel on this one.
- Somebody might blow the whistle on your plan.
- We’re up a creek.
- Stop bugging me!
- The boys had a bull session Friday night.
- You’ve hit it on the button.
- The judge threw the book at him.
- This car can stop on a dime.
- I’ll put this one in the circular file.
- The boys were shooting the breeze.
- He quit cold turkey.
- The way he got the job was dirty pool.
- That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
- He’s out on his ear.
- She’s over the hill.
- He got in by the seat of his pants.
- I’m hung up on this problem
- He’s out in left field.
- I gave up the rat race.
- He’s got rocks in his head.
- It’s in the bag.