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Top 50 Idioms and Phrases by DailyTarget54

This document lists and defines 50 common English idioms and phrases. Some examples include "whistle-blowers" which refers to people who expose illegal activities, "a piece of cake" meaning an easy task, "a shot in the arm" providing encouragement or a boost, and "paint the city red" to celebrate wildly. It covers a wide range of idioms related to topics like problems, jobs, risks, conversations, and more.

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Top 50 Idioms and Phrases by DailyTarget54

This document lists and defines 50 common English idioms and phrases. Some examples include "whistle-blowers" which refers to people who expose illegal activities, "a piece of cake" meaning an easy task, "a shot in the arm" providing encouragement or a boost, and "paint the city red" to celebrate wildly. It covers a wide range of idioms related to topics like problems, jobs, risks, conversations, and more.

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Top 50 Idioms and Phrases


 Whistle-blowers = a person who informs of someone engaged in illegal activities

 A cliff hanger = something with great suspense

 Paint the city red = celebrate wildly

 A piece of cake = an easy task to do

 A shot in the arm = encouragement,boost

 A baker's dozen = thirteen

 Bad hair day = a day of problems

 An arm and a leg = a large amount of money

 A green thumb = the skill to make plants grow

 Baptism of fire = the first experience of something

 Get a second wind = re- energize after being tired

 Clouds on the horizon = trouble is coming or is on its way

 Storm in a teacup = great excitement about a trivial matter

 Low hanging fruit = easily achievable

 A plum job = desirable ,well paid and easy job

 Bolt from the blue = something unexpected

 On thin ice = on probation and supervision

 Throw caution to the wind = take risk

 Cast a shadow = spoil a good situation with something unpleasant

 A Pandora's box = many unforeseen problems

 Head and Shoulders = much better than others

 Long face = a sad / disappointed look

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 A herculean feat/ task = very hard to perform

 Drop the ball = make an error,miss an opportunity

 The marching orders = act of telling someone to leave something such as a job or
a relationship

 All hands are on the deck = requiring everyone to work hard in order to achieve a
common aim

 Rank and File = ordinary people

 By fits and starts = in short periods not regularly

 Call a spade a spade = speak frankly and directly

 Like a cat on hot bricks = very nervous

 In the Nick of time / at the eleventh hour = just at the last moment

 A devil's advocate = who advocates an opposing or unpopular cause for the sake
of argument

 On a razor's edge = a dangerous position in which two different things are carefully
balanced

 A bull in the China shop = one who breaks things , Makes mistakes or causes
damage in situations that require careful thinking or behaviour

 Out of the woods = away from danger, difficulty, or trouble

 The last straw = last problem of a series of issues

 tete -a - tete = a private conversation

 A field day = a very enjoyable time

 A lot on one's place = very busy

 Achilles heel = weak point

 Ants in your pants = anxious or nervous

 Beat a dead horse = dwell on a topic beyond solution

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 Prima Facie = at first sight

 Elbow room = enough space to move freely

 Hand-in-Hand/ in tandem = together

 Bite the bullet = perform a risky and dangerous task that all hesitate doing

 See eye to eye = agree to a point

 At a stone's throw = very close ,in reach

 Bite the dust = fall, suffer defeat, die

 Smell the rat = suspicious, doubtful

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