Every language has its own idioms and expression and the English language has plenty of phrases that is useful to learn. Idioms are words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally and usually have a cultural meaning behind them. Most of the English idioms you hear are offering advice’s but also contain some underlying principles and values.
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A. a charley horse
B. a level playing field
C. everything but the kitchen sink
D. run out of steam
A. tied the knot
B. saved by the bell
C. crossed their fingers
D. fixed in their ways
A. hitting the hay
B. hitting the sack
C. going the extra mile
D. flipping the bird
A. pulled guards’ leg
B. crossed guards’ fingers
C. gave guards the slip
D. queered guards’ pitch
A. piped down
B. left me out on a limb
C. picked up my ears
D. started from scratch
A. smell a rat
B. made a long story short
C. stole my thunder
D. smell fishy
A. hot potato
B. piece of cake
C. slap on the wrist
D. rule of thumb
A. southpaw
B. rule of thumb
C. charley horse
D. son of a gun
A. on the same page
B. til cows come home
C. scot-free
D. feeding frenzy
A. wild and woolly
B. scot-free
C. in the bag
D. fuddy-duddy