• 15 Common English Idioms

  • Nov 8 2021
  • Length: 6 mins
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15 Common English Idioms

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  • 15 Common English Idioms 

    1. Using a Sledgehammer to crack a nut ( Using more force than is necessary ) 
    2. You hit the nail on the head. ( You are exactly right ) 
    3. Ballpark Figure. ( A rough guess / estimate ) 
    4. The whole shooting match. ( Everything ) 
    5. Turn a blind eye. ( Ignore to keep the status quo ) 
    6. Spanner in the works. ( Something that causes a problem ) 
    7. Go the whole 9 yards. ( Do more than is expected ) 
    8. Walking on egg shells. ( Avoiding a subject in order to maintain the status quo ) 
    9. A snowball’s chance in hell. ( Not very likely / impossible ) 

    10.Keep an ear to the ground. ( Pay attention to a subject or situation ) 

    11.Never look a gift here I the mouth. ( Accept free things without question ) 

    12.Never judge a book by its cover. ( Don’t accept a person or thing by its appearance ) 

    13.A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. ( What you have is the only thing that you can rely on) 

    14.He who pays the piper calls the tune. ( The person who pays makes the decisions ) 

    15.Pushing an open door. ( Total agreement ) 

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