English Idioms

Nature

• in the dark = someone who is kept or left in the dark about something, is not informed about it
• save (something) for a rainy day = to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when it might be needed
• Once in a blue moon = something that occurs very rarely
• chasing rainbows = Someone trying to get something they will never obtain
• storm in a teacup = refers to something you think people are making a lot of unnecessary fuss or excitement about and is unimportant
• face like thunder = someone who looks very angry
• under the weather = not feeling very well

Food

• cool as a cucumber = a person who is not anxious, but relaxed and non-emotional
• spill the beans = reveal a secret or talk about something private
• The best thing since sliced bread
• the icing on the cake = an extra benefit that makes a good situation even better
• food for thought = something that makes you think very hard about something
• hot potato = a very sensitive and controversial matter which is difficult to deal with
• easy as pie = something that it is very easy to do
• The proof of the pudding is in the eating = means that something new can only be judged after it has been tested.

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Money

• burn your fingers = suffer financially as a result of foolish behaviour
• cost an arm and a leg = something that is very expensive
• go Dutch with sb = to share the cost of something, such as a meal or a concert
• feel the pinch = begin to suffer from a lack of money
• golden handshake = generous sum of money given to a person when they leave a company or retire
• money to burn = People who have so much money that they can spend it on anything they want
• money talks = means that people with a lot of money have power and influence
• nest egg = a reserve of money which you put aside for future needs
• be paid peanuts = have a very low salary
• splash out on something = spend a lot of money on it