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Commonly Used Idioms 1

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  • By the skin of your teeth
    Just barely making it
  • Caught between a rock and a hard place
    Making a choice between two unpleasant choices
  • Beat around the bush
    Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable
  • Costs an arm and a leg
    Something that is overpriced or very expensive
  • ToBeat/Beating a dead horse
    Giving time or energy to something that is ended or over
  • A dime a dozen
    Something that is very common, not unique
  • Devil’s advocate
    To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view
  • Doing something at the drop of a hat
    Doing something at the moment of being asked
  • Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
    Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened
  • Biting off more than you can chew
    Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing
  • Adding insult to injury
    To make a bad situation even worse
  • Cutting corners
    Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money
  • Bite the bullet
    To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually
  • Don’t judge a book by its cover
    Not judging something by its initial appearance
  • A blessing in Disguise
    A good thing that initially seemed bad
  • Best of both worlds
    The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time
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