Presented by- Nitya Goel

What is an Idiom??

Idioms are phrases

which people use
in every day
language which do
not make sense
literally but we
understand what
 It’s raining cats and dogs.

MEANING- A heavy downpour.

SENTENCE- An umbrella isn't much help when it's raining cats and
dogs—you need a hat, boots and a long raincoat too.
 Beat the clock.

MEANING- Do something before

the time is up.

SENTENCE- In a desperate attempt to beat the clock, I raced to

mail my tax return before midnight.
 Apple of my eye.

MEANING- The one you love

or adore above all else.

SENTENCE- I used to be the apple of my teacher's

eye until he caught me cheating on a quiz.
 Butterflies in my
stomach.

MEANING- Feeling
nervous or anxious.

SENTENCE- Tomorrow is my first day at a new

school, so I have butterflies in my stomach.
Can of worms.

MEANING- Making a
problem more
complicated.

SENTENCE- Corruption is a serious problem, but

nobody has yet been willing to open up that can
of worms.
 Smart cookie.

MEANING- Someone
who is really smart.

SENTENCE- Anyone who made billions in the

Russian oil industry is clearly a smart cookie.
When pigs fly.

MEANING- Indicating
something will never
happen.

SENTENCE- I asked my boss if I could go on a two

month vacation, he said yes, when pigs fly!
 Cost
an arm and a leg.

MEANING- To be
extremely expensive.

SENTENCE- I'd really like to have a new farm

house, but it may cost me an arm and a leg.
Kill two birds with
one stone.

MEANING- To accomplish
two goals at once.

SENTENCE- He had gone to London on a business trip,

while there, he killed two birds with one stone and
visited his relatives as well.
 Zip your lips.

MEANING- Don’t say a word

about something specific.

SENTENCE- I’m going to resign in two

weeks but zip your lips please!