- Like a fish out of water - In a strange situation
- Smell a rat - Suspect something foul
- Read between the lines - Understand the hidden meaning
- Tooth and Nail - With all of one’s power
- Spread like wild fire - Spread quickly
- Hit the nail on the head - Do or say the exact thing
- Burn the midnight Oil - Work or study hard
- Under his thumb - Under his control
- With a high hand - Oppressively
- Gain ground - Become popular
- By leaps and bounds - Rapidly
- Make off with - To run away with
- Pass away - To die
- To cry for the moon - Ask for the impossible
- To make a pig of oneself - To over-eat
- Donkey’s years - Very long time
- To pull one’s leg - To joke; tease
- To keep one’s fingers crossed - To hope fervently
- To eat humble pie - To apologize in a humble manner
- To fight a losing battle - Struggle without hope of success
- A deadlock - A position when no progress can be made
- A daredevil - A person who does not care for any consequences
- Once in a blue moon - Very rarely
- At a premium - Difficult to get or obtain
- To play the game - To act honestly
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Important Idioms and Phrases
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