Above board
Meaning: If something is above board, it's been done in a legal and honest way.
Add insult to injury
Meaning: Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.
Asking for trouble
Meaning: If someone is asking for trouble, they're doing something risky that could lead to a problem.
A night owl
Meaning: You're a night owl if you like to stay up and do things late at night.
A wolf in sheep's clothing
Meaning: A wolf in sheep's clothing is someone who seems to be a good person but is really a bad person.
A whale of a time
Meaning: If you have a whale of a time, you have a great time and really enjoy yourself.
Kill two birds with one stone
Meaning: If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one action.
Chickens come home to roost
Meaning: If chickens are coming home to roost, someone is suffering the unpleasant consequences of their bad actions in the past.
The rat race
Meaning: The rat race is the highly competitive and stressful world of work and business.
A knight in shining armour | armor
Meaning: If someone is a knight in shining armour, they help you when you are in a difficult situation.
Keep something at bay
Meaning: If you keep something at bay, you stop something that could be a problem for you from getting too close or from getting worse.
Keep a low profile
Meaning: If you keep a low profile, you try not to do anything that will draw attention to you or create interest in you.
Keep your nose clean
Meaning: If you keep your nose clean, you stay out of trouble by making sure you don't do anything wrong.
Keep it under your hat
Meaning: If someone tells you a secret and you keep it under your hat, you don't tell anyone.
know where you stand
Meaning: If you know where you stand, you know exactly where you fit in a social or work situation, or in someone's life.
Kiss and make up
Meaning: If you kiss and make up with someone, you get over a disagreement and become friendly again.
Knock it off!
Meaning: You can say "Knock it off!" when someone is doing something wrong, or something that's annoying you, and you want them to stop it.
A gut feeling
Meaning: If you have a gut feeling, you sense something about a person or a situation, without knowing why, but you're sure what you sense is true.
Get a word in edgeways | edgewise
Meaning: If you can't get a word in edgeways, you can't say anything because someone else is talking so much.
Get off on the wrong foot
Meaning: If you get off on the wrong foot, you start something poorly, or begin with a mistake.
Get your act together
Meaning: If you get your act together, you greatly improve your attitude and peformance in relation to something such as your work, or to life in general.
Go through the motions
Meaning: You go through the motions when you do something without putting any real effort or thought into it.
Grin and bear it
Meaning: If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult situation and try not to let it upset you.
(it) Stands to reason
Meaning: You can say it stands to reason that something should be so if it seems reasonable to you that it should be so.
A slip of the tongue
Meaning: If you make a slip of the tongue, you make a small mistake when speaking.
See red
Meaning: If you see red, you become extremely angry.
Serve someone right
Meaning: If you say "it serves you right", you're telling someone that their problem is the result of their own bad behaviour, and they deserve it.
Shoot yourself in the foot
Meaning: If you shoot youself in the foot, you harm yourself in some way by doing something stupid or making a silly mistake.
Start from scratch
Meaning: If you start from scratch, you begin something from the very beginning without using anything else as a starting point.
Steer clear of
Meaning: If you steer clear of something, you don't go near it because it could harm you or cause you a problem.
Take for granted
Meaning: We can say somebody takes something for granted if they assume it'll always be there for them, and they don't seem thankful for it.
Take into account
Meaning: If you take something or someone into account, you consider them when making a decision or making plans.
Take the bull by the horns
Meaning: If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem or a challenge in a direct and fearless way.
Talk through your hat
Meaning: If you're talking through your hat, you're talking about something without knowing much about it, or you claim something is true when it isn't.
Time and time again
Meaning: If you've done something time and time again, you've done it many times, or you've done it repeatedly.
Test the waters
Meaning: If you test the waters, you try something first before deciding whether to get involved in it.
The tip of the iceberg
Meaning: You can say something is the tip of the iceberg when it's just a small part of something much bigger.
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Meaning: You can say "you could have knocked me over with a feather" to show how surprised you were when something happened, or when you heard about something.
Change your tune
Meaning: If you change your tune, you change your opinion about something or your attitude towards someone.
Jump the gun
Meaning: If you jump the gun, you start doing something too soon.
Just my luck!
Meaning: You can say "Just my luck!" when something goes wrong for you, or when something inconvenient happens.
The jury is still out
Meaning: We can say the jury is still out when a decision still hasn't been made about something.
A law unto themselves
Meaning: If somebody is a law unto themselves, they do things their own way and follow their own ideas about how to live instead of following what others do.
Lend someone a hand
Meaning: If you lend someone a hand, you help them.
Like a fish out of water
Meaning: You feel like a fish out of water if you're surrounded by people who are different to you, and it's making you feel a little uncomfortable.
A nest egg
Meaning: If you have a nest egg, you have money put away for the future.
Neck and neck
Meaning: If two competitors are running neck and neck in a race, they are almost level.
Never mind.
Meaning: You can say "never mind" when you want someone not to worry or feel bad about something, or not to bother doing something.
The x-factor
Meaning: If someone has the x-factor, they have a certain charismatic appeal and magnetic quality.
A pain in the neck
Meaning: You can say someone is a pain in the neck if they annoy you, or something is a pain in the neck if you don't like doing it.
well this is my top 50 idioms for my assignment...
i should remember this...^___^
(this only for make this content full so make it like a "iklan maggie" dont mind it)
