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20 Idiom youshould know

1. Under the weather

Meaning -To feel ill

Ex- She is under the weather that's why she won't come.

2. The ball is in your court

Meaning- It's up to you

Ex- You just have to be there the ball will be in your court only.

3. Spill the beans / Let the cat out of the bag

Meaning- To give away a secret

Ex- You always spilt the beans.

4. Break a leg

Meaning-To wish someone luck

Ex- Go, dude! Break a leg!

5. Pull someone's leg

Meaning- To play a practical joke

Ex- Relax, I'm just pulling your leg!' or Wait, are you pulling my leg?"

6. Sat on the fence

Meaning - to be undecided
Ex- I'm on the fence about my yoga class.
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7. Through thick and thin

Meaning
To be loyal no matter what
Ex-I will be with you through thick & thin.

8.Once in a blue moon

Meaning- Rarely
Ex- He comes to school once in a blue mnoon.

9. It's the best thing since sliced bread

Meaning - Innovative & ereative, something great

Ex- Digital Education such the best thing since sliced bread.

10. Take it with a pinch of salt

Meaning-Don't take it too seriously

Ex- He is in the habit of making up stories so, I take everything he says
with a pinch of salt.

11. Go down in flames

Meaning- to faíling spectacularly,

to end suddenly and completely

Ex- Because of his behaviour his comp went down in flames.

12.You can say that again

Meaning- That's true

Ex- No one can take the place of parents, yes you can say that again.
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13. See eye to eye

Meaning- To agree completely

Ex-Iam not in the habit ofseeing eye to eye when someone is lying.

14. Jump on the bandwagon

Meaning- Following the trend

Ex- I'm not one to jump on the bandwagon just because something
looks like it's going to be popular.

15. As right as rain

Meaning- Perfect
Ex- Everyone is thinking they are as right as rain.

16. Beat around the bush

Meaning-to avoid talking about what is important

Ex- Come to the point don't beat around the bush.

17. Miss the boat

Meaning- It's too late

Example- On time share your emotions either you will miss the boat.

18.By the skin of your teeth

Meaning- barely manage to do it

Ex- We managed to complete the project on time by the skin of our
teeth.

19. Hit the sack

Meaning- Go to the bed

Ex-I'm exhausted, it's time for me to hit the sack!'
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20. You can say that again

Meaning- that's true.

Example- No one can take the place of parents. Yes you can say that
again.

What are idioms and why are theyimportant to

achieve fluency?

Idioms are expressions that help us describe an exact situation in

a different, more creative way

But there's more:

Idioms were coined to communicate a specific and usually quite
precise meaning for which there is no exact word. The clever or
creative ones tend to be mnemorable, and what's memorable gets
repeated in meme-likefashion.

To sum up:

1) Idioms help us say many things with just a few words.

2) They help us enrich our language, they are nicer to listen to and
make the conversation less monotonous and more funny.
3) Idioms are often used by native speakers, so if you wanna sound
like one, you should start using them.
4) Idioms help us be more confident with our target language and
thus be "As cool as cucumber".