Idioms

Idiom:     A bitter pill or A bitter pill to swallow.

Explanation: A situation or information that is unpleasant but must be accepted. A bitter pill to swallow is a truth that people do not want to face but one that cannot be avoided. Like a pill must be swallowed, this fact must be taken in.

Example: Regret is a bitter pill to swallow. Losing to a younger player was a bitter pill to swallow.

Idiom: Action speaks louder than words

Explanation: Your action shows your real intention, behavior and attitude. Your words are meaning less until you don’t act accordingly.

Example: A good father does not tell his kids how things should be done, he shows them; after all, actions speak louder than words.

Idiom: A dime a dozen.

Explanation: Very common and of no particular value.

Example: Experts in this field are a dime and dozen.

Idiom: Add insult to injury.

Explanation: To act in a way that makes a bad or displeasing situation worse.

Example: The airline cancelled my flight, then to add insult to injury, they told me I had to wait 24 hours for the next flight.

Idiom: All ears

Explanation: Listening fully focused or awaiting an explanation.

Example: Talk to me, I am all ears.

Idiom: Barking up the wrong tree.

Explanation: Accusing the wrong person. Looking in the wrong place.

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Idiom: Beat around the bush

Explanation: Avoiding the main issue.

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Idiom: Bed of roses

Explanation: an easy and comfortable situation.

Example: Life is not a bed of roses.

Idiom: Call it a day

Explanation: to declare end of a task

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Idiom: Can’t judge the book by its cover.

Explanation: Cannot judge something primarily on appearance

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Idiom: Cat nap

Explanation: To have a light sleep

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Idiom: Couch potato

Explanation: A Lazy person

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Idiom: Cry over spilt milk

Explanation: When you complain about a loss from the past.

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Idiom: Curiosity killed the cat.

Explanation: Being inquisitive can lead  to an unpleasant situation.

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Idiom: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Explanation: Don’t put all resources in one possibility.

Example:  Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. (Warren Buffett)

Idiom: Have a blast.

Explanation: To have a good time.

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Idiom: Hit the road

Explanation: To begin a journey

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Idiom: Hit the hay

Explanation: To go to bed.

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Idiom: It takes two to tango

Explanation: Actions and communications need more than one person.

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Idiom: Kill two birds with one stone.

Explanation: To accomplish two different things at same time.

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Idiom: Miss the boat

Explanation: Someone missed his chance.

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Idiom: Off the hook

Explanation: To escape situation of obligation.

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Idiom: Pushing up daisies

Explanation: Euphemism for dying a death.

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Idiom: Picture paints a thousand words.

Explanation: A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

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Idiom: Piece of cake.

Explanation: A task that is easy.

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Idiom: Once in a blue moon.

Explanation: Happens very rarely.

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Idiom: He is big fish

Explanation: Being the leader.

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Idiom: Spill the beans

Explanation: To reveal someone’s secret.

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