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Food
Idiom
Meaning
Example Sentence
be pregnant
bad egg
big cheese
butter someone up
carrot top
Simon is the first carrot top I've ever gone out with.
Cheesy
Silly
cool as a cucumber
very relaxed
the best
cup of joe
cup of coffee
egg someone on
urge someone to do
something
be very cold
full of beans
gravy train
(have something)
handed to someone on
a silver platter
difficult to understand
(often a person)
hot potato
a controversial or difficult
subject
in a nutshell
simply
like a lot
out to lunch
crazy or mad
peach fuzz
piece of cake
very easy
souped up
spice things up
Idiom
Meaning
Example Sentence
sex education
cat nap
a short sleep
chicken out
to decide not to do
something out of fear
(usually just before)
clam up
copy cat
dog days
Animal
dying/giving up quickly
eager beaver
fishy
odd, suspicious
have a cow
holy cow!
horse around
play roughly
kitty corner
diagonal direction
reveal a secret
Who let the cat out of the bag about the surprise
party?
make a beeline
silly/unintelligent people
tend to copy each other's
actions
nest egg
pig out
raining heavily
rat race
smell a rat
Body
Idiom
Meaning
Example Sentence
all ears
fully listening
break a leg
good-luck
cold feet
be very expensive
meet, stand up to
unpleasant conseqences, for
example criticism or
punishment
relative
help (someone) do
something
be unaware or unrealistic
about something
deeply in love
head start
an earlier start
keep an eye on
try to be cheerful
memorize
an experienced person
recognition or a thank-you
rule of thumb
agree
just barely
sweet tooth
Clothing
Idiom
Meaning
Example Sentence
at the drop of a
hat
(have a) bee in
one's bonnet
bursting at the
seams
unprepared
(have a) card up
one's sleeve
buckle down
burn a hole in
one's pocket
fine-tooth comb
carefully
tooth comb.
treat delicately
hand-me-down
used clothing
hat trick
in one's birthday
suit
in the nude
keep something
zipped
try harder
put a sock in it
stop talking
put oneself in
someone else's
shoes
roll up one's
sleeves
recognize or honour
someone for something
Idiom
sport of origin
Meaning
Example Sentence
at this time
Sports
blind-sided
any sport
blow the
competition away
any sport
win easily
chip in
gambling
front runner
track
be comfortable doing
something after some time
give something or
someone a fair
shake
gambling
go overboard
sailing
go to bat for
someone
baseball
defend someone
martial arts
hit a snag
boating
go ahead now
long shot
hunting
be chosen to be part of a
team or group
no sweat
any sport
no problem
not up to par
golf
to be off base
baseball
on target
darts
on the ball
baseball
out of someone's
league
team sport
an expected circumstance
plenty of other
fish in the sea
fishing
a guess
begin something
step up to the
plate
baseball
take sides
any sport
give up
time out
any sport
break
two strikes
against
baseball
illegally
easy victory
Meaning
Example Sentence
extremely happy
dig deep
dirt cheap
very inexpensive
down to earth
fair-weather friend
a field day
go downhill
go to sleep
leave
make a mountain
out of a molehill
clear of danger
rain on someone
else's parade
stick-in-the-mud
(as) quick as
lightning
very fast
take a raincheck
ill
up the creek
in trouble
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win by a landslide
(get) wind of
something
Colour
Idiom
Meaning
Example Sentence
beet red
black out
faint
black sheep
golden opportunity
grass is always
greener on the
other side
permission
very jealous
(have a) green
thumb
be sad or depressed
in the dark
unaware
in the red
in debt
once in a blue
moon
very rarely
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unexpectedly
red tape
official or bureaucratic
tasks
red eye
rose coloured
glasses
unrealistic view
see red
be very angry
tickled pink
true colours
real self
white lie
with distinction
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