My top 50 idioms

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)