Idioms and Phrases - Usage and examples

We come across thousands of phrases. Many of them are known to us but there are some we may not have used or heard. So, I wish to know more of them and share that I know.These are some idioms and phrases, that we use in our daily English language.

1. Piece of Cake- Something easy. Ex. - Making Rajma is a piece of cake for me.

2. At Stake - At risk. Ex. - Raju has made Satyam's business and repo at stake.

3. Beyond Question -Undoubtedly. Ex. - Chitvish's recipes are beyond question, easy and tasty to make.

4. Paint the town Red- enjoy nightlife with drinks. Ex.- Yesterday, all the boys of my class painted the town red.

5. Dress to kill - Wear one's finest clothes. Ex. - You are dressed to kill today, your fiancee will marry you today itself.

Kindly share more...I'll come up with more of them..

 

Dear Sundarusha,

I appreciate your interest in adding more useful idioms..Thanks.. Keep posting more..

1. Baby Blues -Feelings of depression/ anxiety. Eg. I am having baby blues thinking of the labour pain.

2. A feather in one's cap - Symbol of achievement - Eg. Infinitehopes has another feather in her cap by winning best blog contest this month.

3. A safe pair of hands - A reliable person- Eg. She needs not to worry, as she is now in safe pair of hands.

4. Out of the woodwork - Out in the open from concealment . Eg. Shikha's court marriage is out of the woodwork now.

5. Coax to do - to insist. Eg - Indusladies has really coaxed me to make more paintings.

 

Few more --

1. Caught in the crossfire - Caught in between two enemies. Eg.- I just wanted to clear the misunderstanding, but never knew that i'll led myself caught in the crossfire.

2. Dead and Buried - gone forever -Eg- You should not tell this to your hubby now, when it is already dead and buried.

3. A penny for your thoughts - To ask about what someone is thinking about - Eg.- Why are you silent since half an hour, may i give you a penny for your thoughts?

4. A steal - less costly than worth. - Eg.- I can't stop myself buying these paintings, see, it's a steal.

5. Mad as a badger - Crazy - Eg.- How can you ask him to leave his job.Have you gone mad as a badger?

 

Thanks a lot Geevee..for sharing these useful idioms..Please share more..

 

Hi Lata,

Contributions from the seniors is absolutely encouraging..Thanks for sharing these idioms...

 

Another set of phrases -

1. Get your goat - Making angry - Ex. I'll get my mother's goat if I don't reach home on time..

2. A pretty penny - Expensive. Ex. This dress is pretty penny than its worth.

3. Add insult to injury - Making bad situation worse.Ex. Calling Shikha to resolve the matter was like adding insult to injury.

4. Root and branch - formal. Ex. The company has announced his achievement root and branch.

5. Go it alone- to do something oneself. Ex. I generally go it alone when I take up something.