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Write meanings and short sentences of following idioms:

1-go cold turkey

2-jump the gun

3-soften the blow

4-like two peas in a pod

5-up to the minute

6-hook, line and sinker

7-treassure trove

8-dead ringer

9-be over the moon

10-in a picide

11-hit the hay

12-wag one's chin

13-sail against the wind

14-keep one's eye on the ball

15-every cloud has silver lining

16-call a spade a spade

17-explode the myth

18-yoke around someone's neck

19-on the horns of dilemma

20-get into deep water

21-be a cold fish

22-a watched pot never boils

23-to call shots

24-once in a blue moon

25-a blessing in disguise

26-get out of hand

27-comparing apples to oranges

28-a wild goose chase

29-hit the nail on the head


30-at the drop of a hat

31-make a long story short

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A penny for your thoughts.

Actions speak louder than words.

All ears.

All thumbs.

Apple of one's eye.

Beat around the bush.

Bite the bullet.

Break the ice.

Burn the midnight oil.

Cat's out of the bag.

Costs an arm and a leg.

Cry over spilled milk.

Cut to the chase.

Devil's advocate.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't cry over spilled milk.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Drop in the bucket.

Eat humble pie.

Elephant in the room.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Fit as a fiddle.

Get cold feet.

Get the ball rolling.

Give the benefit of the doubt.

Go the extra mile.

Hit the nail on the head.


In hot water.

In the same boat.

Jump on the bandwagon.

Keep an eye on.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Let the cat out of the bag.

Like a fish out of water.

Make a long story short.

Miss the boat.

Not playing with a full deck.

Once in a blue moon.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Paint the town red.

Piece of cake.

Pull someone's leg.

Put all your eggs in one basket.

Raining cats and dogs.

Save face.

Sick as a dog.

Sit on the fence.

Spill the beans.

Steal someone's thunder.

Take with a grain of salt.

The ball is in your court.

The best of both worlds.

The early bird catches the worm.

The whole nine yards.

Throw in the towel.

Turn over a new leaf.

Under the weather.


Up in the air.

We're all in the same boat.

When pigs fly.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Your guess is as good as mine.

A piece of cake.

Actions speak louder than words.

Add insult to injury.

All bark and no bite.

Barking up the wrong tree.

Bite off more than you can chew.

Break a leg.

Butter someone up.

By the skin of your teeth.

Can't judge a book by its cover.

Chew the fat.

Cross that bridge when you come to it.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Don't cry over spilled milk.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Down to the wire.

Elephant in the room.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Fit as a fiddle.

Give the benefit of the doubt.

Go the extra mile.

Hit the nail on the head.

Hold your horses.

In the doghouse.
It takes two to tango.

Keep your eyes peeled.

Kick the bucket.

Let the cat out of the bag.

Make a mountain out of a molehill.

Needle in a haystack.

No pain, no gain.

On thin ice.

Piece of cake.

Pull someone's leg.

Rule of thumb.

Through thick and thin.

A blessing in disguise.

A dime a dozen.

A drop in the ocean.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Actions speak louder than words.

All bark and no bite.

All eyes on me.

All that glitters is not gold.

Back to the drawing board.

Barking up the wrong tree.

Better late than never.

Bite the bullet.

Break the ice.

Burn the midnight oil.

By the book.

Call it a day.

Caught between a rock and a hard place.

Cutting corners.
Don't cry over spilled milk.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Down the drain.

Drink like a fish.

Every dog has its day.

Fish out of water.

Get a taste of your own medicine.

Go down in flames.

Go the extra mile.

Have your cake and eat it too.

Hit the hay.

Hit the nail on the head.

In a nutshell.

It's raining cats and dogs.

Jump the gun.

Keep your chin up.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Light at the end of the tunnel.

Make hay while the sun shines.

No use crying over spilled milk.

On cloud nine.

Out of the woods.

Penny for your thoughts.

Pull the wool over someone's eyes.

Put your best foot forward.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Shake a leg.

Shoot the breeze.

Skeletons in the closet.

So far, so good.
Spill the beans.

Steal someone's thunder.

A blessing in disguise.

A dime a dozen.

A drop in the ocean.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Actions speak louder than words.

All bark and no bite.

All eyes on me.

All that glitters is not gold.

Back to the drawing board.

Barking up the wrong tree.

Better late than never.

Bite the bullet.

Break the ice.

Burn the midnight oil.

By the book.

Call it a day.

Caught between a rock and a hard place.

Cutting corners.

Don't cry over spilled milk.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Down the drain.

Drink like a fish.

Every dog has its day.

Fish out of water.

Get a taste of your own medicine.

Go down in flames.

Go the extra mile.

Have your cake and eat it too.


Hit the hay.

Hit the nail on the head.

In a nutshell.

It's raining cats and dogs.

Jump the gun.

Keep your chin up.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Light at the end of the tunnel.

Make hay while the sun shines.

No use crying over spilled milk.

On cloud nine.

Out of the woods.

Penny for your thoughts.

Pull the wool over someone's eyes.

Put your best foot forward.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Shake a leg.

Shoot the breeze.

Skeletons in the closet.

So far, so good.

Spill the beans.

Steal someone's thunder.

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