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Our idiom series offers example sentences, similar phrases and uses, audio, and a short quiz to reinforce what you have just learned.

Break the Ice
Break the Ice

Break the Ice

Break the Ice is an idiom that describes when someone acts or says something to relieve tension. To make people feel comfortable with those who are unfamiliar to them at…
June 30, 2024 Read More
Burn Bridges
Burn Bridges

Burn Bridges

Burn Bridges is an idiom that describes something which forces you to spoil or destroy a relationship or connection. Usually the relationship or connection is irrevocable.
June 30, 2024 Read More
Bounce Off The Walls
Bounce Off The Walls

Bounce Off The Walls

Bounce off the walls is an idiom that describes when you are full of nervous excitement or agitation. When you are too excited or have extra energy. Casually, it also means…
June 16, 2024 Read More
Break A Leg
Break A Leg

Break A Leg

Break a leg is an idiom that describes used in the theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck". Wishing someone all the best before a performance.
June 16, 2024 Read More
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew

Bite Off More Than You Can Chew

Bite Off More Than You Can Chew is an idiom that means that you are trying to do something which is too difficult or to do more than you can handle.
June 7, 2024 Read More
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

Better late than never is an idiom that means that doing something late is better than not doing it at all. It’s a reminder that it’s never too late to take…
June 7, 2024 Read More
Bark Up the Wrong Tree
Bark Up the Wrong Tree

Bark Up the Wrong Tree

If someone is barking up the wrong tree, they are following the wrong course of action because their beliefs or ideas about something are incorrect.
June 7, 2024 Read More
Apple of My Eye
Apple of My Eye
Apple of My Eye

Apple of My Eye

If something or someone is the apple of your eye, it is a person or thing that someone loves very much.
June 4, 2024 Read More
As Right As Rain
As Right As Rain
As Right As Rain

As Right As Rain

If someone is right as rain, they are in excellent health or condition; feeling completely well or healthy, typically after an illness or minor accident.
May 31, 2024 Read More
A Pain in the Neck
A Pain in the Neck
A Pain in the Neck

A Pain in the Neck

If something or someone is a pain in the neck, they either cause trouble or they're a source of unhappiness. A polite way to say that a person is bothersome…
May 19, 2024 Read More
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