Mar 23, 2020 · Search for Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples This page features a complete list of common English idioms and phrases for language learners and teachers
1: Idiom: fiddling while Rome burns Meaning: doing unimportant things while there are serious matters to be dealt with
To Fly Off The Handle
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Here are some of the most popular idioms used in the arts world: Break a leg means good luck
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Crying over spilled milk
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A taste of your own medicine: Bad treatment deservedly received for treating other people badly
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A similar saying was first used in Scotland in the late 1500s and a version of which even appeared in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel Alice in Wonderland
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This part of our English idiom list focuses on the expressions used to describe or characterize people, from their emotions to their personalities
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, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say he doesn’t like chocolate
Latest Idioms! happy go lucky
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Colour Idioms Theres too much red tape
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