Popular English Idioms

1. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON: when something rarely ever happensWe used to see him all the time, but now he just visits us once in a

blue moon.

2. TAR SOMEONE WITH THE SAME BRUSH: to believe that someone

has the same bad qualities as others in a groupI don’t think much of that band, but the singer shouldn’t be tarred

with the same brush. She’s got a fantastic voice.

3. HANG IN THERE: wait and be patientI know you’d really like to call him, but I don’t think that’s the right

thing to do now. Just hang in there and he will call you.

4. BLEW ME AWAY: when something blows you away, you’re extremely

impressed by itThe exhibition just blew me away . I’d never seen so many beautiful

 aintings before.

5. A STONE’S THROW: very nearThe hotel was a stone’s throw from the beach. I loved it.

6. HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD: used i something someone says, is

pre!isely !orre!t!y doctor hit the nail on the head . "e knew exactly what was

wrong with me#

". COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG: when something is very expensive!y son wants that mountain bike for his birthday, but it’ll cost an arm

and a leg#

#. WHEN PIGS FLY: this means that something will never happen $ren’t you going to buy that dream house you told me about%&gh, I will when pigs y . It’s just so exensive, I don’t think it’ll

haen.

$. GET YOUR HEAD AROUND IT: to understand somethingI just can’t get my head around the fact  that 'oe is leaving us.

1%. PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT: to do something unexpe!ted

that may have seemed impossible

 

I thought we were going bankrut, but my partner pulled a rabbit

out of his hat  and we landed a major contract.