Idioms And Phrases

Idioms of the day

1. Feeding Frenzy:
An aggressive attack on someone by a group.
2. Field Day:
An enjoyable day or circumstance.
3. Finding Your Feet:
To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing.
4. Finger lickin' good:
A very tasty food or meal.
5. Fixed In Your Ways:
Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.
6. Flash In The Pan:
Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in
the end.
7. Flea Market:
A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy and sell inexpensive goods.
8. Flesh and Blood:
This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone's
family.
9. Flip The Bird:
To raise your middle finger at someone.
10. Foam at the Mouth:
To be enraged and show it.

1. Eighty Six:
A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
2. Elvis has left the building:
The show has come to an end. It's all over.
3. Ethnic Cleansing:
Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
4. Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

5. Everything But The Kitchen Sink:

Almost everything and anything has been included.
6. Cock and Bull Story:
An unbelievable tale.

English Idioms for ESL / EFL Learners

Common Idioms in English
English idioms are usually difficult for ESL and EFL students to learn since they have so
distinct meanings from the literal meanings of the words that make them up.
10 of the most common idioms are listed below with their definitions and example sentences.
A drop in the ocean: a very small amount that will not have much effect.
The cost of the car is a drop in the ocean for a big company like that.
Break the mould: change a situation by doing something that is very different from what most
people usually do or have done in the past.
His last movie really broke the mould.
Concrete jungle: unpleasant part of a city where there are many ugly buildings close together.
The city we used to live was a bit of a concrete jungle.
Cry over spilt milk: waste time feeling upset about something bad that has happened and
cannot be changed.
I know your computer is broken, but there is no point crying over spilt milk.
Give sb your Word: promise to do something.
I give you my Word I wont tell your secret to anyone.
Keep sb posted: regularly give someone information about something they are interested in.
Please keep me posted about any developments about your new job.
Lose your bearings: become confused about where you are and where other things are.
I lost my bearings for a moment, but then realized where I was.
No rhyme or reason: used for emphasizing that there is no reason or explanation for
something.

There is no rhyme or reason for their last decision.

Out of the blue: happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem
related to anything that happened before.
Suddenly, out of the blue, he said he wanted to leave the city.
Ring a bell: something that rings a bell sounds familiar to you, though you cannot remember
the exact details.
Her name rings a bell, but Im not sure if Ive ever met her.

One words denoting marriages

Adultery: The practices of having extra-marital relations.
Alimony: An allowance paid to wife on divorce.
Bigamy: The practice of having two wives or husbands at a time.
Celibacy: A state of abstention from marriage.
Concubinage: Live-in relationship.
Misogamist: One who hates marriages.
Matrimony: A state of being married.
Monogamy: The practice of marrying one at a time.

Polygamy: The practice of marrying more than one wife at a time.

Spinister: An older woman who is not married.
Polyandry: The practice of marrying more than one husband at a time.

MANY and MUCH

The words MUCH and MANY- both mean a lot of.
If a noun is in singular, we use MUCH
Example:
much money
If a noun is in plural, we use MANY
Example:
many friends

In every day English, we normally use much / many only in questions and negative
sentences.
Example:
How much money have you got?

Pooja does not have many friends.

In positive clauses with so, as or too, we also use much / many.
Example:
Pooja has so many friends.
She has as many friends as Suman.
Kittu has too much money.