Idioms in English language – Explained with Meanings and its Usage in Sentences with Examples

Over the moon: Very happy

I cleared my entrance exam, I am over the moon

Once in a blue moon: rarely

I read books once in a blue moon

Cry for the moon: to wish for something impossible

Thinking of getting highly paid job with less qualification is to cry for the moon.

Don’t cry over split milk: to feel sorry or bad about something which already has happened.

You failed in exam so there is no use in crying over a split milk.

Crying wolf: to tell lies and deceive people

Don’t pay too much attention to Peter, he is a crying wolf.

Couch potato: Lazy person

My son becomes couch potato; this summer.

It’s not a rocket science: it’s not difficult

Playing foot ball is not rocket science

It’s not my cup of tea: It is not the type of thing you like

Cricket is not my cup of tea

curiosity killed the cat: Being curious can get you trouble.

You ask too many questions, be careful curiosity killed the cat.

So far so good: Matters are satisfactory up to this point.

How is your job? – so far so good.

Spilled he beans: Reveal the secret.

My friend spilled the beans out the surprise party.

Eat like a bird: Eat litle

My friends eats like a bird

Piece of Cake: Easy job

Cooking is a piece of cake.

Have a sweet tooth:

I eat desert after meal everyday, I have a sweet tooth

Look before you leap: Think or learn about the possible bad results of an action before doing it.

It’s better to look before you leaped when joining in these politics.

hit the sack: go to bed

It’s time to hit the sack

under the weather: fall sick

I’m feeling a bit under the weather.

birds of the same feather flack together: People who are like are friends

The lawyers who attended the seminar were like birds of feather flacking together.

good things come to those who wait: be patient

Being patient is good quality have, good things come to those who wait.

Ignore is bliss: you are better off not knowing

When it comes to politics ignorance is bliss

let the cat out of the bag: to tell a secret

I was trying to keep the party secret but my friend went and let the cat out of the bag.

fish out of water: someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation

I felt like a fish out of water at my new school.

fit as a fiddle: in good health

My grandmother is 89, but she is fit as a fiddle.

hang in there: don’t give up

Hang in there! you will soon catch on the language

comparing apples to oranges: Comparing two things that cannot be compared

Comparing city vacations and beach vacations is comparing applied to oranges.