ENGLISH IDIOMS

What is the idioms ? the idioms is an expression, word, prhase,

that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speaker. This meaning is different from the literal meaning of the idiom’s individual elements. In other words, idioms don’t mean exactly what the word say, they have, however, hidden meaning.

DEFINITION

Meaning : When one thing goes wrong, many other

things also go wrong

Example : I can't believe what happened to me last

week! My dog ate my homework, and my computer crashed. Even worse, I got sick that night! When it rains, it pours!

When it rains, it pours.

Meaning: Live or work in a way that causes you feel

anxiety and worry

Example: Some people perform well under pressure

and some others don't.

Be under pressure

Meaning: be working well

If something, especially a system or a machine is up and running, it is functioning.

Example: Since we got the new leader, our program

has finally been up and running.

Be up and running

Meaning: Decide what to do or say according to a

situation as it develops. If you play it by ear, you act by responding a situation as it happens, rather than following a plan you made in advance.

Example: We can't plan for today's interview. Let's

just go and play it by ear

Play it by ear

Meaning: Tease someone by saying something

shocking as a joke. If you pull someone's leg, you tell him/her something that is not true as a joke

Example: Don't worry. I won't tell it to anyone. I was

just pulling your leg. (It was a joke.)

Pull someone's leg

Meaning: Die, If you say someone kicked the

bucket, you mean someone died.This is an informal expression. (a kind of slang)

Example: That old guy finally kicked the bucket last

week

Kick the bucket

Meaning: Rarely, almost never If you say something happens once in a

blue moon, you mean it happens very rarely.A blue moon is the second of two full moons in the same month, which happens rarely.

Example: He has a very nice car, but he drives once

in a blue moon.

Once in a blue moon

Meaning: Be in trouble. If you are in hot water, you

are in a difficult situation because you have said or done something wrong.

Example: He has been in hot water with his boss.

He might be fired.

Be in hot water

Meaning: Cannot stop watching / looking at

something.

Example: We were glued to the television

watching the news about the accident

Be glued to something

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