Linguistic Table of Idioms
The English language has thousands of idioms, with new phrases developing all the time. Below, you’ll find a selection of commonly used ones.
Hit the Sack
Break a Leg
Spill the Beans
Costs an Arm and a Leg
Piece of Cake
Under the Weather
Let the Cat Out of the Bag
Beat Around the Bush
Call It a Day
Cut Corners
Hit the Books
Kill Two Birds with One Stone
Miss the Boat
Sit Tight
Speak of the Devil
Under One's Breath
Pull Someone's Leg
Raining Cats and Dogs
Hit the Nail on the Head
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
Kick the Bucket
A Dime a Dozen
Once in a Blue Moon
Go the Extra Mile
Butter Someone Up
In a Pickle
When Pigs Fly
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Cat Got Your Tongue?
A Storm in a Teacup
Break the Ice
Bite Your Tongue
Hold Your Horses
Shake a Leg
Blessing in Disguise
Burn the Midnight Oil
Pull Yourself Together
Jump on the Bandwagon
Elbow Room
Mind Your Ps and Qs
Off the Hook
At the Drop of a Hat
The Ball Is in Your Court
A Fish Out of Water
Cool as a Cucumber
Monkey Business
Horse of a Different Color
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Eat My Dust
Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed
Grin from Ear to Ear
Walk on Eggshells
Jumping the Gun
Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch
Get a Frog in Your Throat
Go Bananas
Knee-Jerk Reaction
Throw a Wrench in the Works
Keep Your Shirt On
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Smell a Rat
Under Your Nose
Have a Cow
All Bark and No Bite
Blow Off Steam
Nip Something in the Bud
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Beat a Dead Horse
Bend Over Backwards
Keep an Eye On
Like Two Peas in a Pod
Live and Learn
Burning Bridges
Chase Rainbows
Up in the Air
Play It by Ear
Fair-Weather Friend
Not Hold a Candle To
No Strings Attached
Over the Moon
Paint the Town Red
Save for a Rainy Day
Wake Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
In Hot Water
Hit the Ground Running
Get the Ball Rolling
Plain as Day
On the Back Burner
Throw Caution to the Wind
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Blow Smoke
Draw a Blank
Fly Off the Handle
Go Out on a Limb
Let the Cat Out of the Bag
Walk the Plank
X Marks the Spot