Idiom Examples For Students List 

Back out 1.

  Fail to fulfill a performance

  India promised elections in Kashmir but later backed out.

Fall through 2.

  Don’t happen

  Her plans were falling through.

Fed up 3.

  Be completely bored

  They are fed up with his visits.

Get along 4.

  Live together well

  They get along very well.

Hold Good 5.

  Be true, be still in force

  Many old lays still Hold good.

Jeer at 6.

  Laugh and shouted at

  Do not jeer at your friends.

Keep back 7.

  Stand in the way of progress

  Your anger will keep you back.

Keep with up 8.

  Follow other developing, advance at the same pace as

  We should keep up with the advanced countries.

Layby 9.

  Save for future need

  Layby some money every month.

Name the day 10.

  Fix the date for the wedding

  Please name the date for them soon.

Part From 11.

  For two people to leave each other

  I can never part from you

Part With 12.

  To give up, to let go off

  We cannot part from our old house.

Pull through 13.

  Get to the end of something with success

  We can pull through all kinds of difficulties.

Putt off 14.

  Postpone

  I may put off my visit to Sahiwal.

Shake off 15.

  Get rid off

  We should shake off all bad habits.

Go haywire 16.
  Become out of control

  After his speech, the crowd went haywire.

A Blast from the Past 17.

  Something that suddenly makes you remember an earlier time in your life

  Hearing that record again was a real blast from the past

Turn a cover 18.

  Pass a crisis

  The doctor told the patient has turned a corner.

Devil in Disguise 19.

  Something or someone that appears to be good but later proves opposite

  At First, Alexander seems Nice but later he turned out to be the devil in disguise.

Heart in Mouth 20.

  Feeling nervous or scared

  Her heart was in her mouth while she was watching a horror movie.

Be in Dutch 21.
  In trouble

  The boy was in Dutch with his friends.

Bear out 22.

  Support the agreement

  I’m sure my classmate will bear out my statement.

Proud as a Peacock 23.

  Boasted about

  Tom’s been as proud as a peacock ever since he found out he came top in the clas

Diamond in Rough 24.

  A person with great quality and potential

  He is a diamond in the rough.

Mummy boy 25.

  Man overly attached to his mother

  Raphe is really a mummy boy, he can live a second with her.

Keep mum 26.

  Be silent

  Please keep mum.

Mum’s the word 27.

  Keep it secret

  Mum’s the word about tonight’s plan.

Mother hen 28.

  Over Protected

  I left because he’s a smothering mother hen.

Alpha Mom 29.

  An ambitious mother who aims to excel at work while raising children

  Aima is a real alpha mom. She has been helping her kid to get the top job.

Everyone and their

30.
mother

  Most people

  I’m so nervous, everyone and their mother is coming to our show tonight.

Mother tongue 31.

  Native language

  His mother tongue is Persian.

Mother wit 32.

  Common sense

I suspect that ” mother wit ” is more like having the sense to come in out of the ra
 
than it is about proverbs

Mother Nature 33.

  The personification of the natural world

  Mother Nature has 80 per cent control in putting out fires like this

Mother Superior 34.

  Head nun

  Mother Superior is the soul of compassion.

Mother ship 35.

  A vessel that serves others operation far from a home port or center

  The harbor was shallow so small boats went in, out of range of their mother ships
Hit the hay 36.

  go to bed.

  Sorry, guys, I have to hit the hay now!

Up in the air 37.

  (of a plan or issue) still to be settled; unresolved.

  “Hey, did you ever figure out those plans?”

Stabbed in the back 38.

   to deceive someone’s faith

  I don’t want to be Haley’s friend anymore, she stabbed me in the back!

Takes two to tango 39.

  certain actions or activities cannot be performed alone

  David isn’t the only guilty one here! After all, it takes two to tango.

Kill two birds with one

40.
stone.

  to achieve two things by doing a single action

Why not go to the post office on your way to the mall and kill two birds with o
 
stone?
Piece of cake 41.

  something that’s simple to accomplish.

  Ha, that assignment was really a piece of cake!

Costs an arm and a leg 42.

  be extremely expensive.

Matt, I really want that car, but it costs an arm and a leg. I don’t think I should
 
it for now.

Break a leg 43.

  good luck!

  Break a Leg Darling! You will be Fabulous

Rule of thumb 44.

  a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on practice rather than theory.

  As a rule of thumb, you should usually pay for your date’s dinner, too.

Blow off steam 45.

  get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion.

  Hey, I’m feeling pretty angry right now. I’m going to go blow off some steam

A dime a dozen     47.

  Something that is very common, not unique

  New York camera stores are a dime a dozen.

Bite the bullet 48.

To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to
 
finished eventually

  The accused man bit the bullet as the judge handed down his sentence.

Cutting corners 49.

  Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money

  It is certainly not a sensible move to cut corners with national security.

The last straw 50.

  The last difficulty or annoyance that makes the entire situation unbearable

  I am not going to wait for the last straw like you always do