Hello friend, it your teacher again, teacher Ashu, I am here again to help you speak English like a native speaker, so today we are going to study most use idioms and their meaning In English.
1. âThe best of both worldsâ â means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.
âBy working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.â
2. âSpeak of the devilâ â this means that the person youâre just talking about actually appears at that moment.
âHi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.â
3. âSee eye to eyeâ â this means agreeing with someone.
âThey finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.â
4. âOnce in a blue moonâ â an event that happens infrequently.
âI only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.â
5. âWhen pigs flyâ â something that will never happen.
âWhen pigs fly sheâll tidy up her room.â
6. âTo cost an arm and a legââ something is very expensive.
âFuel these days costs and arm and a leg.â
7. âA piece of cakeââ something is very easy.
âThe English test was a piece of cake.â
8. âLet the cat out of the bagâ â to accidentally reveal a secret.
âI let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.â
9. âTo feel under the weatherâ â to not feel well.
âIâm really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.â
10. âTo kill two birds with one stoneâ â to solve two problems at once.
âBy taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.â
11. âTo cut cornersâ â to do something badly or cheaply.
âThey really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.â
12. âTo add insult to injuryâ â to make a situation worse.
âTo add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.â