English Idiom You Must Know

"in the doldrums"

Meaning:

"in the state of unhappiness and inactivity"

"cast pearls before swine" Meaning: "to offer something valuable to somebody who cannot appreciate it" "mix business with pleasure" Meaning: "to do pleasant and profitable things at the same time" "rain cats and dogs" Meaning: "to rain terribly" "fill a gap (in one's knowledge)" Meaning: "to learn something that one should have learned long ago, and what is needed for full understanding" "drive somebody into a corner" Meaning: "to put somebody in a difficult situation with no way out" "have a chip on one's shoulder" Meaning: "to be quarrelsome and easily offended" "kick up noise/stink" Meaning: "to start an uproar or a brawl" "cut one's coat according to one's cloth" Meaning: "to limit one's aspirations according to available means" "bread-winner" Meaning: "the feeder of a family" "Put yourself in my boots/shoes." Meaning: "Try to imagine what you would do if you were me." "Be Out/short Of  Breath" Meaning: "to be unable to breathe because of tiredness (e.g. after a sprint up the stairs)" "walk on eggs / walk upon egg-shells" Meaning: "to behave with extreme caution" "Put your money where your mouth is" Meaning: "If you are sure of your opinion, back it up with money" "like for like" Meaning: "like you treat me, so shall I treat you" "a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff" Meaning: "a little result of a great effort" "do something in the guise of something else" Meaning: "to do something pretending that the aim is different from that assumed" "too much pudding will choke the dog" Meaning: "one may have too much of a good thing" "nuts and bolts" Meaning: "the basic components of a given machinery" CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READ