Essential idioms to enhance your vocabulary for business, exam preparation, and professional settings.

Useful Conversational Idioms

Definition: To make a wrong assumption about something.

Example: "If you think I'm the one who broke the vase, you're barking up the wrong tree."

Definition: To work late into the night.

Example: "I had to burn the midnight oil to finish the report on time."

Definition: To feel nervous or uncertain about a decision.

Example: "He got cold feet right before his wedding."

Definition: To be very expensive.

Example: "This new phone cost me an arm and a leg."

Definition: To come very close to the deadline.

Example: "The project was finished just down to the wire."