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Smart Idioms
A hot potato
Speak of an issue (mostly current)
which many people are talking about
and which is usually disputed
A penny for your thoughts
A way of asking what someone is
thinking
Actions speak louder than words
People's intentions can be judged
better by what they do than what they
say
...
At the drop of a hat
Meaning: without any hesitation;
instantly
...
Ball is in your court
It is up to you to make the next
decision or step
Barking up the wrong tree
Looking in the wrong place
...
Beat around the bush
Avoiding the main topic
...
Best of both worlds
Meaning: All the advantages
...
A good
idea or plan
...
Blessing in disguise
Something good that isn't recognized
at first
...
Can't judge a book by its cover
Cannot judge something primarily on
appearance
...
Costs an arm and a leg
This idiom is used when something is
very expensive
...
Cry over spilt milk
When you complain about a loss from
the past
...
Cut corners
When something is done badly to save
money
...
Don't give up the day job
You are not very good at something
...
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Do not put all your resources in one
possibility
...
Elvis has left the building
The show has come to an end
...
Every cloud has a silver lining
Be optimistic, even difficult times will
lead to better days
...
Feel a bit under the weather
Meaning: Feeling slightly ill
...
Hear it on the grapevine
This idiom means 'to hear rumors'
about something or someone
...
In the heat of the moment
Overwhelmed by what is happening in
the moment
...
Keep something at bay
Keep something away
...
Last straw
The final problem in a series of
problems
...
Let the cat out of the bag
To share information that was
previously concealed
Make a long story short
Come to the point - leave out details
Method to my madness
An assertion that, despite one's
approach seeming random, there
actually is structure to it
...
Off one's rocker
Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in
a confused or befuddled state of mind,
senile
...
Once in a blue moon
Meaning: Happens very rarely
...
Piece of cake
A job, task or other activity that is easy
or simple
...
See eye to eye
This idiom is used to say that two (or
more people) agree on something
...
Speak of the devil!
This expression is used when the
person you have just been talking
about arrives
...
Take with a grain of salt
This means not to take what someone
says too seriously
...
Whole nine yards
Everything
...
Wouldn't be caught dead
Would never like to do something
Your guess is as good as mine
To have no idea, do not know the
answer to a question