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    Common Idiomatic Expressions

    Phrasal Verb Meaning

    1. Better late than never Better to arrive late than not to come at all

    2. Break a leg Wish good luck

    3. Call it a day Stop working on something

    4. Get out of hand Get out of control

    5. Get something out of your system Do the thing you've been wanting to do so you can move on

    6. Give someone the benefit of the doubt Trust what someone says

    7. Hang in there Don't give up

    8. Hit the sack Go to sleep

    9. It's not rocket science It's not complicated

    10. Make a long story short Tell something briefly

    11. No pain, no gain You have to work for what you want

    12. Pull someone's leg To joke with someone

    13. That's the last straw My patience has run out

    14. The best of both worlds An ideal situation

    15. Under the weather Sick

    16. By the skin of your teeth Just barely

    17. Costs an arm and a leg Very expensive

    18. It's a piece of cake It's easy

    19. It's raining cats and dogs It's raining hard

    20. Let the cat out of the bag reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake
    Phrasal Verb Meaning

    21. Once in a blue moon Rarely

    22. Take a rain check Postpone a plan

    23. The elephant in the room The big issue, the problem people are avoiding

    24. A snowball effect Events have momentum and build upon each other

    25. It takes two to tango One person alone isn't responsible. Both people are involved

    26. On cloud nine Very happy

    27. Run like the wind Run fast

    28. Snowed under Very Busy

    29. Cut to the chase to get to the point without wasting time

    30. Cold turkey to suddenly quit or stop a bad habit or behaviour


    cause someone else to suffer in order to save oneself or gain
    31. Throw someone under the bus
    personal advantage
    32. Ring a bell to sound familiar

    33. Up in the air To lose an opportunity to do something

    34. On the ball To reduce a list of options

    35. To be loaded To have a lot of money


    a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on practice rather than
    36. Rule of thumb
    theory
    37. In hot water To be in trouble or a serious situation

    38. Not one’s cup of tea Something that is not of your interest or do not enjoy

    39. Go with the flow To relax and go along with whatever is happening

    40. Walk on air To be very happy

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