Essential english idioms (part 1 – A to G)

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ENGLISH IDIOMS (A to G)	MEANINGS
A bird’s eye view	An unobstructed view from above
A drop in the ocean	Something very unimportant, insignificant.
A hot potato	Talk about an issue (from the News) that many people talk about and that is usually contested.
A penny for your thoughts	Tell me what you’re thinking.
A perfect storm	the worst possible situation
A picture is worth 1000 words	Better to show than tell
A piece of cake	Something very easy to do
A snowball effect	A snowball effect
A storm in a teacup	A big commotion about a small problem
A taste of your own medicine	Ill-treatment rightly received for abusing others.
Actions speak louder than words	Actions speak louder than words
Add fuel to the fire	Put some oil on the fire
Add insult to injury	To aggravate an unfavourable situation
I’m all ears	Listen with great attention.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away	Apples are good for you!
An early bird	Person who is used to getting up early.
As right as rain	Perfect
At the bottom of the ladder	At the bottom of the scale, at the lowest level
At the drop of a hat	As soon as possible…, without hesitation
back in the day	at that time
Ball is in your court	It is now up to you to talk, to act, to prove yourself…
Barking up the wrong tree	Accusing the wrong person
Be a good catch	Be someone worth being married or having
Be at each other’s throat	two people arguing in anger
Beat around the bush	To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
Best of both worlds	have all the advantages
Better late than never	It is better to do an action late than not to do it.
Bite off more than you can chew	Taking on a task that is too big
Bite the bullet	Get something over with because it’s inevitable.
Bite your tongue	Stop saying something because it would be better not to say it.
Blessing in disguise	Something good that is not recognized as such at first.
Blow somebody away	Impressing someone
Blow someone’s mind	Impressing someone
Bored to death	I’m so bored I could die
Bread and butter	The basic things you need to survive, such as food and shelter. Also used to describe the job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live. – ‘Fishing is my bread and butter.’
Break a leg	Good luck!
Break the ice	Untie a tense atmosphere by initiating a group discussion or animation.
Broke	Means that you have no more money
Burn bridges	Destroy relationships
Butterflies in my stomach	Being nervous
By the skin of your teeth	Barely, just barely
Call it a day	That’s it for today. (at work)
Calm before the storm	a lull, a respite before something bad
Can’t judge a book by its cover	This proverb means that you cannot know a man by his appearance.
Cat got your tongue?	to be silent, to be speechless
Caught between two stools	Caught between two alternatives
Comparing apples to oranges	Compare two things that cannot be compared
Costs an arm and a leg	The cost is very expensive, even too expensive.
Couch potato	refers to a person who spends a lot of time sitting on his couch
I couldn’t care less	I don’t give a damn about that.
To cry wolf	By giving false alarms, the real alarm is no longer heard.
Curiosity killed the cat	Put yourself in an unpleasant situation by being curious
Cut corners	When something is done wrong to save money.
Cut someone some slack	Don’t judge someone severely
Cut to the chase	Get to the point
Devil’s Advocate	to defend an opinion that the majority thinks is wrong.
Dig in your heels / Stick to your guns	Refuse to compromise or change your mind
Do something at the drop of a hat	Do something without planning ahead
Don’t beat a dead horse	Stop talking about a subject that is already finished.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch	Don’t count on anything good until it happens.
Don’t cry over spilt milk	Complaining about a loss of the past
Don’t give up the day job	You’re not very good at anything. You certainly couldn’t do it professionally.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket	you have to be careful and not risk everything on a unique opportunity or project.
Don’t sweat it	Don’t worry about it.
Don’t be so quick to judgment.	Don’t judge so quickly.
Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.	Behave yourself, don’t do anything stupid
Don’t play dumb with me.	to pretend to not know or not understand something
Don’t push me.	Don’t make me angry.
Down to Earth	Realistic
Down to the wire	To denote a situation whose outcome is not decided until the very last minute.
Drastic times call for drastic measures	When you are extremely desperate, you must take drastic measures.
Draw the line	Setting limits
Drive someone up the wall	irritate or annoy a lot
Easier said than done	Used to describe a relatively difficult action.
Elephant in the room	a problem that everyone knows very well but that no one talks about because it is taboo, embarrassing, etc.
Every cloud has a silver lining	Sometimes misfortune gives us advantages that we would not have had without it.
Everybody Was Freaking Out.	feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused.
Fair Enough	All right, certainly, okay.
Far cry from (something)	Being far from (e. g. reality)
Feel blue	Be depressed or sad
Finding a needle in a haystack	Looking for something that we’re very unlikely to find
Fish out of water	be out of place
Fit as a fiddle	to be very healthy and strong
Fortune favours the bold	You have to take risks to succeed.
Get back to me.	Come back and see me again.
Get on one’s nerves	annoy, exasperate
Get out of hand	get out of control
Get Out of Here	Go away!
Get out of your comfort zone.	doing things that you don’t feel comfortable with doing.
Get over yourself.	Reprends-toi en main.
Get real.	Sois réaliste.
Get something off your chest	Parler de quelque chose qui vous tracasse depuis longtemps
Get to the Point	Speak frankly, get to the heart of the matter directly
Get wind of something	be informed of something
Get your act together	Get control of one’s thoughts and emotions and stop behaving in a foolish or uncontrolled way
Get your head around it	Make yourself comfortable.
Get your head in the game.	To focus on the task at hand.
Give it to me straight	Give it to me directly
Give me a break.	Stop bothering me.
Give me five	Means slapping palms above each other’s heads as a a greeting, celebration gesture
Give somebody a hard time	Cause difficulty, trouble, embarrassment to someone
Give someone a hand	Give a momentary help.
Give someone the benefit of the doubt	In the absence of clear evidence, refrain from considering someone guilty.
Give someone the cold shoulder	Receive a cold welcome
Go ahead	Go For It! Do it!
Go For It	Go ahead! Do it!
Go bananas	Going crazy, hysterical
Go down in flames	Sudden and dramatic failure
Go back to the drawing board	Start over
Go on a wild goose chase	A completely unsuccessful search and a waste of time because the person or thing sought does not exist or is elsewhere
Go the extra mile	Make an extra effort
Go with the flow	Be relaxed and accept a situation, rather than trying to alter or control it.
Good for Nothing	Lazy person
Good For You	Can be used in seriousness or sarcastically
Good Luck	Hope you will be lucky!
Good Point	you’re right
Good things come to those who wait	Good things happen to those who know how to wait, who know the value of patience, who know how to be patient
Good Thinking	Good point, you’re right
Good to know.	It’s a good thing to know
Goose bumps	When you are scared the hairs rise up
Got It	Understood!
Grab a bite	Eat something, a snack for example

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Essential english idioms (part 2 – H to J)

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ENGLISH IDIOMS (H to J)	MEANINGS
Hands off!	a warning not to touch or interfere with something.
Hang In There.	Don’t give up (during a difficult time)
Hang tight.	To await further instructions.
Haste makes waste	You’ll make mistakes if you rush into something
Have a big mouth	Someone who talks more or says secret things
Have the guts	you are brave or have a lot of courage
Have your head in the clouds	the person is not paying much attention to what is happening around them
He has bigger fish to fry	He has other things to do than what we’re talking about now.
He who laughs last laughs loudest	the person who has control of a situation in the end is most successful, even if other people had seemed originally to have an advantage
He wouldn’t hurt a fly.	He’s very kind and gentle
He’s a chip off the old block	The son is like the father
He’s not playing with a full deck	He’s stupid.
He’s off his rocker	He lost his mind.
He’s sitting on the fence	He can’t decide what to do.
Hear it on the grapevine	hearing rumors about something or someone.
Hear something straight from the horse’s mouth	Hear something from the person involved
Hit the books	study in depth
Hit the nail on the head	Do or say something exactly right
hit the road	get in the car, take off
Hit the sack	Go to bed
Hold On a Sec	Wait a second
Hop In	Get in! (in a vehicle)
How does that sound?	What do you think of that?
I beg to Differ	To politely disagree.
I blew It	you made a big mistake.
I can eat a horse	I’m very hungry
I can’t Thank You Enough	Thanks a LOT!
I can’t get xxx out of my head.	I can’t manage to forget someone or something
I can’t keep up.	I have too much to do
I can’t put a face to the name.	to remember the name of someone who you recognize
I don’t Buy it	I don’t believe it.
I don’t know off the top of my head.	I don’t know what I’m talking about.
I don’t want to hear it.	to not be willing to discuss or consider something
I have a bad/good feeling about this.	Think something good/bad will happen
I have a lot on my plate.	I have a lot to do.
I have faith in you.	I trust you
I have no idea.	I don’t know!
I have some money burning a hole in my pocket.	Money that someone has just acquired and is eager to spend
I have to get this off my chest	I have to relieve myself of what’s on my mind.
I have too much time on my hands.	I have too much free time.
I haven’t kept in touch with them.	to maintain communications with someone
I haven’t seen you for ages.	I haven’t seen you in a long time.
I messed Up	I ruined everything.
I missed The Boat On That One.	means it is too late to have an opportunity, so you lose the chance to participate.
I owe you	To owe someone something
I spoke too soon.	means that the person involved spoke before the time was right (and was wrong)
I think I’ll pass.	When you don’t want to accept an offer or participate in a game
I want nothing to do with it.	To be unrelated or irrelevant to someone or something
I’m Hosed	to be out of luck
I’m on my way	I’m coming
I’m sick of It	you don’t like something anymore.
I’d like to pick your brain.	to understand what motivation of the persons actions, what triggers the feeling
I’m feeling under the weather.	I don’t feel well.
I’m flattered.	I feel important or attractive
I’m losing it.	I’m losing my mind.
I’m sorry for the mix up.	I’m sorry for the confusion.
I’m starving!	I’m really hungry!
I’m washing my hands of this whole situation.	I refuse to be involved with them any more or to take responsibility for them.
I’ve lost my touch.	I’m no longer able to do or handle something skillfully.
Ignorance is bliss	You better not know
In the heat of the moment	at a time when you are too angry or excited to think carefully
In the nick of time	At the right time
In your dreams	unlikely to happen!
It ain’t over till the fat lady sings	It’s not over yet.
It can’t Hurt	It’s not bad for me, so it must be good
It is a poor workman who blames his tools	If you can’t do the job, don’t blame others.
It is always darkest before the dawn	Things will get better
It rocks! / rules!	It’s awesome, great!
It serves you right	you got what you deserved.
It takes one to know one	You’re as bad as I am.
It takes two to tango	Only one person is not responsible. Both people are involved.
It totally slipped my mind	I forgot something that I had to do
It was like pulling teeth.	it was extremely difficult to do.
It’s a long story	it’s something complicated to explain shortly
It’s a piece of cake	It’s easy!
It’s about time / it’s high time	It’s past the time when something should have happened
It’s not rocket science	It’s not complicated.
It’s raining cats and dogs	It’s pouring rain
It’s up to you.	It’s your decision
It’s written all over your face	Your face expression is giving a message (sad, angry, happy)
It’s a little chilly.	It’s a little cold out there.
it’s been a while.	It’s been a long a period of time
It’s no big deal.	It’s not very important
It’s out of my hands.	It’s not my responsibility.
Judge a book by its cover	Judging someone or something based solely on appearance
Jump on the bandwagon	Follow a trend
Jump to a conclusion	to judge a situation quickly and emotionally without having all the facts
Just my luck!	I’m not lucky! (you say that when something bad happens to you)

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Essential english idioms (part 3 – K to R)

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A complete list of the most common English idioms and expressions:

ENGLISH IDIOMS (K to R)	MEANINGS
Keep an eye on	To keep under careful observation.
Keep me in the loop	Keep me informed
Keep me posted.	Keep me informed.
Keep my head above water.	to just be able to manage, especially when you have financial difficulties
Keep something at bay	Hold something at a distance
Keep someone on their toes.	to make someone concentrate so that they are ready to deal with anything that might happen
Keep your cool	To maintain a calm and controlled attitude.
Keeping my fingers crossed	Hoping for good luck
Kill two birds with one stone	to succeed in achieving two things in a single action
Know something inside out	to know someone or something very well
Know which way the wind is blowing	Understand the situation (generally negative)
Larger than life	Bigger than life
Last straw	Last drop (The last problem of a series of problems.)
Leave no stone unturned	Don’t neglect any details
Let me know…	Keep me informed……
Let me see if I can move some things around.	I’ll see if I can move some things.
Let sleeping dogs lie	Stop discussing a problem
Let someone off the hook	Letting someone get away with it
Let the cat out of the bag	Accidentally revealing a secret
Let the chips fall where they may	Let something happen, whether it’s good or bad.
Let’s get down to business.	Used to mark a transition to a business discussion or serious talk.
Like riding a bicycle	Something you never forget how to do
Like two peas in a pod	They’re always together.
To live beyond your means.	You spend more money than you can afford.
Living the dream.	Living the good life
Long time no see	It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other.
Look before you leap	Only take calculated risks
Lose your marbles	Going crazy
Maddening	Enrageant
Make a long story short	Get to the point
Make hay while the sun shines	Enjoy a good situation
Make time for (something).	Plan time for (something).
Make up one’s mind	To finally decide something.
Miss the boat	to say that someone missed their chance
My hands are full	I’m busy.
My two cents	To give or share your opinion
Nature Calls	means we have to go to the toilet!
Never mind	Forget what I said, it’s okay.
No pain, no gain	You have to work for what you want
No Strings Attached	Doing something for someone without asking for anything in return.
No Sweat	No problem
No Worries	No problem
Not playing with a full deck	to talk about someone who’s not very smart.
Nothing Matters	To express nothing else is important
To be on cloud nine	To be very happy
To be on the same page	to understand and agree with what is being done or suggested
On thin ice	On probation. If you make another mistake, there will be trouble.
Once bitten, twice shy	You are more careful when you have already been injured.
Once in a blue moon	When something rarely happens
Once in a while	not very often
Out of the blue	from nowhere
Out of the frying pan and into the fire	Things are going from bad to worse
Out of this world	incredible
Over my dead body!	I will do everything you can to prevent something!
Over the moon	to be happy
Pain in the ass	Annoying (vulgar)
Picture paints a thousand words	a picture can express a complex idea in the same way a large amount of descriptive text can.
Plain as day	Obvious, clear
To play it by ear (=go with the flow)	Everything will be done when it’s done (spontaneously)
Play second fiddle	Be less important.
Pull a rabbit out of a hat	Do something unexpected
Pull someone’s leg	Joking, making fun of someone
Pull yourself together	Get a grip on yourself.
Push back the appointment.	postpone the appointment
Put (something) on hold	To pause, postpone, or suspend an activity
Put oneself in someone’s shoes	To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person; to empathise.
Put something on ice	Put a project on hold
Put wool over other people’s eyes	cheating on someone to make them think well of them.
Put your foot in your mouth	Say something you shouldn’t have said
Rain on someone’s parade	To ruin something
Read between the lines	To try to understand someone’s real feelings or intentions from what they say or write
Read one’s mind	To know what someone is thinking without being told
Reduced to ashes	destroyed or made useless
Does that ring a bell?	Does it seem familiar? Does it remind you of something?
Rise and Shine	Get up! (in the morning)
Rub shoulders	be around people
Run like the wind	to run very fast.

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Essential english idioms (part 4 – S to Z)

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ENGLISH IDIOMS (S to Z)	MEANINGS
Saving for a rainy day	Saving for bad days
See eye to eye (with someone)	to agree with someone
Sell somebody out	Telling on someone or revealing their secret
Shame on You	Shame on you
Shape up or ship out	Work better or leave
I’ll meet you at 8 o’clock sharp.	exactly at a that time
Shoot from the hip	Speak directly
Sick and tired	being disturbed or annoyed by something
Sit on the fence	Remain neutral and do not take sides
Skeleton crew	The minimum number of people required to operate a service or office.
Sleep on it	Think about something for a while before making a decision.
Sleep Tight	Sleeping in cramped conditions
Slow and steady wins the race	Reliability is more important than speed
Snowed under	Busy
Snug as a bug in a rug	Warm and cozy; happy.
So far so good	an expression of satisfaction with progress made
So glad you could make it.	I’m glad you could come.
Sooner or later	at some future time; eventually.
Sort Of	In a way
Speak of the devil	when the person you just mentioned arrives.
Spill the beans	To reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly.
Stay out of trouble.	Don’t get in trouble. Don’t do anything wrong.
Steal someone’s thunder	To take credit for something someone else did.
Step up your game	start to perform better, improve
Stick your nose into something	interfere into other people’s business.
Stop being so hard on yourself.	Don’t feel guilty about everything
Straight from the horse’s mouth	Directly from the person concerned.
Sure Thing	Certainly
Take a rain check	Let’s do this another time.
take it easy	Relax!
Take it with a grain / a pinch of salt	Don’t take it too seriously.
Taste of your own medicine	means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else.
Thank Goodness	Thank God for that.
That ship has sailed	It’s too late for that.
That’s easier said than done	something seems like a good idea but it would be difficult to do.
That’s the last straw	the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer.
The apple does not fall far from the tree	Children grow up to become like their parents
The ball is in your court	It’s your decision.
The best of both worlds	An ideal situation, to take advantage of two different possibilities at the same time.
The devil is in the details	when you look more closely, there are problems…
The early bird gets the worm	The first people who arrive will receive the best things.
The new Iphone Blew Me Away.	I was surprised in a good way by the new Iphone
The pot calling the kettle black	Someone criticizing someone else as being just as bad
The whole nine yards	Everything, to the end.
There are clouds on the horizon	Trouble is coming
There are other fish in the sea	Other opportunities will arise.
There’s a method to his madness	He looks crazy, but he’s actually smart.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch	Nothing is entirely free
Think fast!	Catch! (when throwing something at someone)
Think outside the box	use your imagination
Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones	Morally questionable people should not criticize others.
Through thick and thin	In good times and bad
Throw caution to the wind	Taking a risk
Throw in the towel	To give up
time flies	time passes quickly
Time is money	time is a valuable resource
time on your hands	have some free time
Tip of the iceberg	The visible part of the iceberg
Tit for tat	an action done to take revenge on someone who has hurt you
To add insult to injury	to make the situation worse.
To cut corners	do something wrong or cheap.
To feel under the weather	not feeling well.
To hear something straight from the horse’s mouth	hear something from the authoritative source.
To hit the nail on the head	describe exactly what causes a situation or problem.
To kill two birds with one stone	Killing two birds with one stone
To make matters worse	Make a problem worse
To not see the wood for the trees	be so involved in the details that you don’t get the most important facts.
Turn a blind eye	Ignore
Turned a deaf ear	Ignore
Twenty-four seven	24h/24: all the hours of the day
Uncharted waters	Being in unfamiliar territory, in a situation you don’t know, without experience and we don’t know what could happen.
We All Have To Pitch In.	We all have to get involved, participate
We Got Off On The Wrong Foot.	to begin a relationship or project badly
We’re short on time.	We are running out of time.
Well begun is half done	It is important to get off to a good start
What a Small World!	When you meet someone in unexpected circumstances.
What gives?	What’s going on?
What’s Eating You?	What’s bothering you?
What’s up?	What’s the matter?
Whatever…	It doesn’t matter…
When pigs fly	Never
Who cares?	used to say that something is not important
Who do you think you are?	Rhetorical question asked of or when discussing a person who is acting in an annoying, stereotypical manner or is a poser.
Who knows?	Rhetorical question to say: I don’t know, and I don’t know anybody who does know.
Whole nine yards	Everything that is available.
Wrap your head around something	Understand something complicated
You Bet!	you may be sure; certainly.
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar	You’ll get what you want by being nice.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink	You can’t force someone to make the right decision
You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs	it is hard to achieve something important without causing unpleasant effects
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks	It is difficult to change the way someone does something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time.
You can’t be serious.	I don’t believe what you just said
You get what you pay for	Something very cheap is usually not of very good quality.
You have your head in the clouds.	You’re dreaming, you’re not focused
You know better than that	used to express disappointment when someone makes a mistake which they probably shouldn’t have / to show disapproval of someone’s actions
You look like a deer in headlights.	to be stunned, frightened or surprised that you cannot move or think
You made it!	You succeeded at something.
You pulled a fast one on me.	you have cheated or tricked me.
You rock!	You’re awesome!
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours	if you do something for me, I’ll do the same for you.
You went too far.	You did more than is acceptable
You win some, you lose some.	You cannot always succeed.
You’re dressed to kill	You’re wearing very smart or fashionable clothes
You’re toast	You’re in big trouble.
You’ve got to be kidding	Is this a joke?
You’re all over the place.	something is happening in many different places, or spread over a very large area, usually disorganized
You’re killing the mood.	You’re ruining the moment.
You’re playing both sides.	To manipulate two opposing sides against one another for your own benefit
You’re pushing your luck.	You are taking a bigger risk than is sensible, and may get into trouble.
Your call!	It’s your decision.
Your guess is as good as mine	I have no idea.

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English phrases for daily use (2/2)

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ENGLISH PHRASES FOR DAILY USE (2/2)

At this point in time,…

Be sensible!

Congratulations!

Don’t go back on your word!

Don’t look so surprised!

Don’t make a fuss about it!

Fantastic/terrific/Excellent/Great!

Get this!

Have I made myself quite clear?

How awful!

How come they’re so late?

I can’t believe it!

I can’t complain.

I have no complaints about it.

I hope I’ve made myself quite clear!

I know what i’m talking about!

I nearly / I almost…

I very nearly…

I would be surprised if…

I’d be surprised!

I’ve got to the point where…

I’ve said my last word on the subject.

I’ve told you again and again!

It’s a matter of chance.

It’s a wonder that…!

It’s a wonder to me that…

It’s beyond me!

It’s crazy!

It’s hardly surprising. / It hardly comes as a surprise.

It’s just not the point !

It’s no accident that…

It’s not the end of the world.

It’s nothing to be proud of!

It’s nothing to get worked up about!

It’s sheer madness!

Just don’t make a big deal out of it!

Let’s face the issue!

Much to my surprise,…

No wonder…

Pull yourself together! / get a hold on yourself! / Get a grip (on yourself)!

See for yourself!

Shame on you!

So what?

Tell me another!

Tha’s not the point / problem!

That wasn’t very clever!

That’s absolute nonsense!

That’s another question!

That’s beside the point!

That’s going a bit far !

That’s not quite all!

Well done!

Well said!

What a coincidence!

What a pity!

What a question!

What a surprise !

What an idea!

What are you complaining about?

What did you expect?

Where did you get hold of that?

You don’t say! / No wonder!

You won’t get away with it!

You’ll never hear the end of it!

You’re imagining things.

You’re just talking nonsense!

You’re missing the point!

You’re overreacting!

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English phrases for daily use (1/2)

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ENGLISH PHRASES FOR DAILY USE (1/2)

Arrangements have been made for you to…

As you may expect, … / As one would expect, …

Don’t turn a deaf ear to…

Everything will be fine / Everything will go smoothly

I didn’t think it right to…

I don’t feel up to it.

I don’t feel up to…

I find it hard to understand why…

I had no idea he/she would…

I must congratulate you on…

I never suspected it for a moment.

I see him/her as a (+adjective) person.

I should have known that…

I thought it right to…

I thought so. / I suspected as much.

I was weak enough to…

I was wise enough to…

I wonder if…

I’d given up on you!

I’m not surprised.

I’ve wasted so much time

It comes as no surprise.

it doesn’t make sens

It makes you wonder why…

It makes you wonder.

It may still come in handy.

It seemed only right to…

It surprises me that…

It took ages!

It was a risky venture.

It was bound to happen.

It was worth a try.

It went off smoothly / It went like a dream

It’s easier said than done!

It’s getting better and better.

It’s hard to tell.

It’s no small matter

It’s not much to look at, but…

It’s quite clear

It’s too sad for words.

It’s worth having a go.

It’s worth it!

It’s worth… (v+ing)

It/things couldn’t be better

Let’s hope this is not the case.

Little did I know/suspect that…

My guess was right.

Not that I care but…

People would know about it!

Something’s wrong / There’s something not quite right here.

That can easily be put right.

That was predictable.

That was sensible of you.

That was the right thing to do.

That was wise of you.

That wasn’t meant to happen!

That’s easy for you to say

That’s quite something!

That’s quite understandable.

Thats was to be expected.

There’s only one thing wrong

There’s something amiss.

Things are getting worse and worse.

Things are going pretty well

We’re off the hook

You can’t but…

You certainly took your time!

You gave me your word you would…

You got me off the hook!

You’ve set your sights too high.

You’ve got a point there.

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Comparative Idioms in English

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COMPARATIVE IDIOMS

It’s as light as a feather.

He’s as mad as a hornet.

He’s as proud as a peacock.

He’s as strong as an ox.

It’s as clear as mud.

It’s as dry as a bone.

It’s as flat as a pancake.

It’s as good as new.

It’s as old as the hills.

It’s as quick as lightning.

It’s as solid as a rock.

She’s as sick as a dog.

She’s as stubborn as a mule.

She’s as white as a sheet.

They’re as different as night and day.

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Complete list of insults, swearing, and vulgar expressions

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INSULTS, SWEARING, AND VULGAR EXPRESSIONS

ass / arse (UK)

asshole, arsehole

bastard

bitch

Bloody hell

Blowjob

Bollocks

Boobs

Bullshit

Calm the fuck down

Cocksucker

cunt

Damn it!

Damn you!

Dickhead

dike

Don’t loose your shit

Douchebag

Douchebaggette

Drunkard

Dude, you smell like crap

dumbass

Eat shit.

Fanny

Fatass

Fool

Fuck

Fuck off

fuck you

Fuckface

fucking bastard

Get lost!

Go fuck yourself

Go to hell

Goddamit

I don’t give a shit / a damn / a fuck

Idiot

Inbred

It tastes like dog shit

Jerk

Kiss my arse!

Lazy bitch

MILF (Mother I’d Like to Fuck)

Motherfucker

Oh crap

Old fart

Pain in the ass

Piece of shit

Piss off!

Pussy

Retard

Scumbag

Sex on the rag

Shit

Shit happens.

Shut the fuck up

shut up

slut

smartass, smart-ass

snot/boogers

son of a bitch

stupid

Suck my dick!

This is shit among shit

This is total shit

This restaurant fucking sucks

tits

to jerk-off

to jizz

to screw

to take a dump

Turd

Twat

wanker

what a bastard!

What a fool!

What the fuck!

When the shit hits the fan…

Whore

You ain’t got the balls

You bitch!

You dirt-eating piece of slime

You fucking cripple

You idiot!

You loser

You pathetic bed wetter

You smelly hooker

You suck

You’re an asshole

You’re pissing me off

 

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♡ The Best English quotes about love ♡

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The Best English quotes about love:

1. ‘A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.’ -Max Muller
2. ‘A loving heart is the truest wisdom.’ – Charles Dickens
3. ‘A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him.’ – Brendan Francis
4. ‘Age does not protect you from love, but love to some extent protects you from age.’ – Jeanne Moreau
5. ‘Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever – only, nothing is eternal.’ – Audre Lorde 
6. ‘Every thing that you love, you will eventually lose, but in the end, love will return in a different form.’ – Franz Kafka
7. ‘First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.’ – George Bernard Shaw
8. ‘He is not a lover who does not love forever.’ – Euripides
9. ‘Him that I love, I wish to be free – even from me.’ – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
10. ‘I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.’ – Arthur Rubinstein
11. ‘I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow.’ – Leo Christopher
12. ‘If I know what love is, it is because of you.’ – Hermann Hesse
13. ‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ – William Shakespeare
14. ‘If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love’s sake only.’ – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
15. ‘If you love it enough, anything will talk with you.’ – George Washington Carver
16. ‘In order to be happy oneself it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.’ – Theodor Reik
17. ‘In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing.’ – Jack Kornfield
18. ‘It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not.’ – Andre Gide 
19. ‘It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.’ – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
20. ‘It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.’ – Vladimir Nabokov
21. ‘Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profundity. Kindness in giving creates love.’ – Lao Tzu
22. ‘Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.’ – Marge Piercy
23. ‘Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.’ – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
24. ‘Love is a better master than duty.’ – Albert Einstein
25. ‘Love is a game that two can play and both win.’ – Eva Gabor
26. ‘Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.’ – Moliere
27. ‘Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.’ – Paulo Coehlo
28. ‘Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.’ – Thornton Wilder
29. ‘Love is friendship set on fire.’ -Jeremy Taylor
30. ‘Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.’ – Andre Breton
31. ‘Love must be as much a light as it is a flame.’ Henry David Thoreau
32. ‘Love yourself. Then forget it. Then, love the world.’ Mary Oliver
33. ‘Love’s gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.’ -Rabindranath Tagore
34. ‘Love’s greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.’ Barbara De Angelis
35. ‘Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option.’ Maya Angelou
36. ‘One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.’ Sophocles
37. ‘Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.’ -Tammy Wynette
38. ‘The giving of love is an education in itself.’ -Eleanor Roosevelt
39. ‘There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.’ -Thomas Fuller
40. ‘To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything.’ – T. Tolis
41. ‘True love stories never have endings.’ Richard Bach
42. ‘Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.’ -Emily Dickinson
43. ‘Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense.’ E.E. Cummings
44. ‘We accept the love we think we deserve.’ -Stephen Chbosky
45. ‘We love because it’s the only true adventure.’ -Nikki Giovanni
46. ‘We love the things we love for what they are.’ -Robert Frost
47. ‘We must love one another or die.’ W. H. Auden
48. ‘When love is at its best, one loves so much that he cannot forget.’ -Helen Hunt Jackson
49. ‘When love is not madness, it is not love.’ -Pedro Calderon de la Barca
50. ‘You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.’ – Jodi Picoult

 

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Quotes about travel and adventure

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Quotes about travel and adventure:

1. ‘A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.’ – Tim Cahill
2. ‘A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.’ – Lao Tzu
3. ‘A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.’ – John Steinbeck
4. ‘A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.’ – Lao Tzu
5. ‘A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.’ – Moslih Eddin Saadi
6. ‘A wise traveler never despises his own country.’ – Carlo Goldoni
7. ‘Adventure is worthwhile in itself.’ – Amelia Earhart
8. ‘All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.’ – Martin Buber
9. ‘Discovery consists not in seeking new lands but in seeing with new eyes.’ – Marcel Proust
10. ‘Don’t let your luggage define your travels, each life unravels differently.’ – Shane Koyczan
11. ‘He who would travel happily must travel light.’ – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
12. ‘I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.’ – Mary Anne Radmache
13. ‘If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.’ – Lewis Carroll
14. ‘It is not down in any map; true places never are.’ – Herman Melville
15. ‘Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.’ – Neale Donald Walsch
16. ‘Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.’ – Helen Keller
17. ‘Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.’ – Benjamin Disraeli
18. ‘Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.’ – Andre Gide
19. ‘Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.’ – Ernest Hemingway
20. ‘No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.’ – Chuck Thompson
21. ‘Not all those who wander are lost.’ – J. R. R. Tolkien
22. ‘One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind.’ – Charles Dickens
23. ‘One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.’ – Thomas Jefferson
24. ‘One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things’ – Henry Miller
25. ‘People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.’ – Dagobert D. Runes
26. ‘Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.’ – Erol Ozan
27. ‘The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.’ – Rudyard Kipling
28. ‘The journey not the arrival matters.’ – T. S. Eliot
29. ‘The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.’ – Anna Quindlen
30. ‘The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.’ – Wallace Stevens
31. ‘The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.’ – Chris Humphrey
32. ‘The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.’ – Gilbert K. Chesterton
33. ‘The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.’ – St. Augustine
34. ‘There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.’ – Robert Louis Stevenson
35. ‘There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it.’ – Charles Dudley Warner
36. ‘To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.’ – Freya Stark
37. ‘To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.’ – Aldous Huxley
38. ‘Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.’ – Paul Theroux
39. ‘Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.’ – Seneca
40. ‘Travel brings power and love back into your life.’ – Rumi
41. ‘Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.’ – Lawrence Durrell
42. ‘Travel is like knowledge, the more you see, the more you know you haven’t seen’ – Mark Hertsgaad
43. ‘Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.’ – Ibn Battuta
44. ‘Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.’ – Robert Frost
45. ‘We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.’ – Anais Nin
46. ‘We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.’ – Hilaire Belloc
47. ‘Where curious and curiosity keep leading us down new paths’ – Walt Disney
48. ‘Wherever you go, go with all your heart.’ – Confucius
49. ‘Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.’ – Frank Herbert
50. ‘You can’t control the past, but you can control where you go next.’ – Kirsten Hubbard

 

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