Sl.
Example
No. Idiom
Sailing in the same boat / In
1 the same boat
2 Add fuel to the fire
3 A piece of cake / Easy as pie
4 Under the weather
5 Cut to the chase
6 To have a big mouth
7 Hit the sack
Meaning
John said that he hated his
job and Jack retorted that
they were all sailing in the
Same Situation same boat.
Raja only added fuel to the
Make something even fire when he accused the
worse other team of cheating.
For sheela, drawing is a
piece of cake.
That examination was as
Very easy easy as pie.
He was feeling a bit under
Sick / Upset the weather, so he left early.
I can see that you are busy,
Get to the point so I'll cut to the chase.
Don't tell them any secret,
Likes to Gossip they have a big mouth.
I had a long day today, so
I'm going to hit the sack
Tired and Going to sleep early tonight.
 Good job / Making a lot of Our team has won 2 out of 3
8 On a roll progress matches. We are on a roll.
We have cancelled the
cricket match, as it was
9 Raining cats and dogs Raining really hard raining cats and dogs.
My dogs are really barking
10 My dogs are barking Legs are hurting after all that dancing.
Mom, hold your horses. I
Slow down / Calm down / can't think when you're
11 Hold your horses Be patient pressuring me to hurry.
I need some ideas to get the
12 Get the ball rolling Start making progress ball rolling.
My teenage daughter never
does what she is asked. I
have already told her that in
Have to face negative my house it is my way or
13 My way or the highway consequences the highway.
We took the next day off to
14 Blow off some steam Relax and Stress-free blow off some steam.