English Idioms Vocabulary 2022 Complete Edition

Beat someone hollow
Meaning: To defeat someone easily and thoroughly.
Example: We scored an incredible 130 points per game and beat that team
hollow.
Be beside yourself
Meaning: Being overwhelmed by strong feelings or emotions; unable to
think clearly or control oneself.
Example: Tanya was beside herself with grief when her husband died; John
was beside himself with excitement.
Be chasing your own tail
Meaning: To do something extremely inefficient or unproductive.
Example: I need to start taking only effective steps towards my goal and
stop chasing my own tail.
Bee’s knees
Meaning: Excellent; of a very high standard; ideal.
Example: Ron thinks he's the bee's knees; This TV show is the bee's knees;
Christmas dinner was just the bee's knees.
Be for the high jump

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Meaning: Prepare to be punished; to warn someone that you will punish
them if they do something wrong/illegal.
Example: If I catch you stealing, you'll be for the high jump.
Before your very eyes
Meaning: Right in front you; while you are watching.
Example: Thank you for coming to see our magic show! Before your very
eyes, I will make this ball disappear.
Beggar belief (or “beggar description”)
Meaning: Impossible or not worth believing; impossible to describe or
explain.
Example: It almost beggars belief that you completed the project on your
own, without any help; Her beauty beggars description!
Be in a tight corner
Meaning: To be in a difficult or tough situation.
Example: With funding being cut, my science project is in a tight corner.
Be in deep water
Meaning: To get into serious trouble.
Example: Having lost all his savings in the casino, he is now in deep water;
Sarah has been in deep water since she lost her job.