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Vocabulary2025-03-106 min

20 English idioms for everyday speech

20 English idioms for everyday speech

Idioms are expressions whose meaning can't be understood from individual words.

Without idioms, your English sounds textbook-like.

Top 5 idioms

  • Break the ice — ease the tension
  • Hit the nail on the head — be exactly right
  • Piece of cake — very easy
  • Under the weather — feeling unwell
  • Cost an arm and a leg — very expensive

Learn idioms in context, not in lists. They stick 5x better that way.

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Idioms exist in the English language

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