Popular English Idioms

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47. BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW: to take on something that is too much for you to handle

• He recently got promoted and took on some new responsibilities, but he’s just too busy. He bit off more than he could chew, and I don’t think he can handle it anymore.
  

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48. WHEN PIGS FLY: this means that something will never happen

• Aren’t you going to buy that dream house you told me about?
• Ugh, I will when pigs fly. It’s just so expensive, I don’t think it’ll happen.

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49. DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER: this means don’t make a decision based on a brief impression or outward appearance

• I don’t like our new neighbours very much, they’re quite strange.
• Hey, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Give them a chance, I think they’re just a bit quirky but really nice!

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50. YOU ROCK:you are great

• Thanks for the tickets, Rob. You rock!

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51. MISS THE BOAT:when someone has missed their opportunity to do something

• Have you applied for that job yet?
• No, I think I may have missed the boat. I should’ve done it last week.

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Are you looking for something to do to kill time? Well there are plenty of idiom examples here for you to learn! If you practise them regularly, soon you’ll be able to use them on a day to daybasis and improve your English!

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1. AROUND THE CLOCK
If something is open around the clock, it means it is open 24 hours a day.

• The hotel’s service is great, there is always someone available to help you around the clock.

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2. BEHIND THE TIMES
Used to describe someone who is old-fashioned and has ideas that are regarded as out-dated.

• It’s a shame his parents don’t understand it from his point of view, they’re really behind the times.

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3. AHEAD OF TIME
If something happens ahead of time, it happens early, before the set time, or with time to spare.

• If you make the cakes ahead of time, then you’ll be able to focus on the decorations more.

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4. CALL IT A DAY / NIGHT
To stop doing something for a while, normally at least until the following day. This can also be used as slang to say something has been ended completely.

• Right guys, you’ve worked really hard. I think it’s time to call it a night, I’ll see you all again tomorrow.
• Neither of us was happy in the relationship, so we decided to call it a day.

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5. A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
This is a very long period of time.

• It’s been a month of Sundays since I last went to the theatre!

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6. DWELL ON THE PAST
When someone thinks too much about the past, and it becomes a problem.

• I wish you’d stop dwelling on the past, she’s never going to come back. You need to move on with your life!