Common Idiomatic Expressions - English Learning Hub

Give someone a hand

B1

To help someone

Go the extra mile

B1

To make more effort than is expected

Have a blast

B1

To have a great time

In a nutshell

B1

In short

Keep your chin up

B1

To stay positive and courageous

Let your hair down

B1

To relax and enjoy yourself

Miss the boat

B1

To miss an opportunity

On the ball

B1

Alert, aware and efficient

Take a rain check

B1

To postpone an invitation

To cut a long story short

B2

To summarize briefly

To get the ball rolling

B2

To start something

To get something off your chest

B2

To express something that has been bothering you

To be on the same page

B2

To be in agreement

To beat around the bush

B2

To avoid giving a direct answer

To burn the candle at both ends

B2

To work very hard and overexert oneself

To have a lot on your plate

B2

To have many responsibilities

To bite the bullet

B2

To face a difficult situation with courage

To let the cat out of the bag

B2

To reveal a secret

To take a rain check

B2

To postpone an engagement

To break a leg

B2

Good luck

To be in hot water

B2

To be in trouble

To get cold feet

B2

To lose your courage

To miss the boat

B2

To miss an opportunity

To put your foot in your mouth

B2

To say something embarrassing

To get the hang of it

B2

To learn how to do something

To call it a day

B2

To stop working

To hit the books

B2

To study

To take something with a pinch of salt

B2

To not believe something completely

To spill the beans

B2

To reveal a secret

To be under the weather

B2

To be slightly ill

To keep your fingers crossed

B2

To hope for good luck

To give someone the cold shoulder

B2

To ignore someone

To make a long story short

B2

To summarize briefly

To be in a nutshell

B2

In short

To be on the same page

C1

To be in agreement or understanding

To get the ball rolling

C1

To start something