Idioms: An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is understood in regard to a common use of that expression which is separate from the literal meaning of the words of which it is made.

Meaning, you can only understand the true meaning of a particular sentence if you know the meaning of the idiom used in the sentence.

E.g.: smell fishy => To seem suspicious.

Though it was a great bargain, the trade smelled fishy.

From the above example if you take the literal meaning for “Smelled fishy” the sentence won’t make any sense. Only when you know the meaning of the idiom or phrase, you can understand the true hidden meaning.

Here are a few examples:

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Sr. No.	Idioms
1	A Babe In The Woods
2	A Bed Of Roses
3	A Big Fish In A Small Pond
4	a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
5	A Bitter Pill To Swallow
6	a blessing in disguise
7	A Breath Of Fresh Air
8	A Bundle Of Nerves
9	A Card
10	A Case In Point
11	A Case Of Mistaken Identity
12	A Change Of Pace
13	A Change Of Scenery
14	A Chip Off The Old Block
15	a chip on your shoulder
16	A Copycat
17	A Cut Above
18	a dime a dozen
19	A Dream Come True
20	a drop in the bucket
21	A Fan Of His
22	a fool and his money are easily parted
23	A Foregone Conclusion
24	A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed
25	A Game That Two Can Play
26	A Ghost Of A Chance
27	A Given
28	A Hearbeat Away
29	A Known Fact
30	A Labor Of Love
31	A Last Ditch Effort
32	A Leading Question
33	A Lick Of Work
34	A Little Bit
35	a penny saved is a penny earned
36	a piece of cake
37	A Piece Of The Action
38	A Piercing Scream
39	A Pillar Of Strength
40	A Place To Call One’s Own
41	A Ripe Old Age
42	A Ripple Of Excitement
43	A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
44	A Rule Of Thumb
45	A Shot In The Arm
46	a shot in the dark
47	a slap on the wrist
48	a slip of the tongue
49	a taste of your own medicine
50	a toss-up
51	a wolf in sheep's clothing
52	A Word To The Wise
53	about face
54	Above And Beyond The Call Of Duty
55	Above Average
56	Above Suspicion
57	absence makes the heart grow fonder
58	Acknowledge Receipt Of It
59	Across The Board
60	Act High And Mighty
61	actions speak louder than words
62	add fuel to the fire
63	Add Insult To Injury
64	Address Him As Your
65	Advise Against Something
66	After Hours
67	against the clock
68	against the grain
69	Ahead Of Schedule
70	Alive And Kicking
71	all bark and no bite
72	All For The Best
73	All Gone
74	all greek
75	All In One Piece
76	All In The Family
77	all in the same boat
78	All Kidding Aside
79	All Out War
80	All Over
81	All Systems Are Go
82	All Talk And No Action
83	all that glitters is not gold
84	All The Rage
85	all thumbs
86	All Told
87	an arm and a leg
88	an axe to grind
89	arm in arm
90	around the block
91	As An Aside
92	as blind as a bat
93	As Drunk As A Skunk
94	as high as a kite
95	as light as a feather
96	at the drop of a hat
97	At The Present Time
98	At This Juncture
99	at wit's end
100	Back And Forth
101	Back Down From
102	Back East
103	Back In Circulation
104	Back Me Up
105	Back Off
106	Back Order Them
107	Back The Wrong Horse
108	Back To Square One
109	back to the drawing board
110	Bad As All That
111	Bad Mouthing You
112	Bail Me Out
113	Bait And Switch
114	barking up the wrong tree
115	Barking Up The Wrong Tree
116	Batten Down The Hatches
117	Battle It Out
118	Be Swimming In Something
119	Be The Spitting Image Of Someone
120	Bear Fruit
121	Bear In Mind
122	beat a dead horse
123	Beating A Path To Your Door
124	beating around the bush
125	Beating Him At His Own Game
126	Before You Know It
127	Beg To Differ
128	Behind The Times
129	Behind Your Back
130	Belabor The Point
131	bend over backwards
132	better late than never
133	Better Safe Than Sorry
134	between a rock and a hard place
135	birds of a feather flock together
136	bite off more than you can chew
137	bite your tongue
138	Biting The Bullet
139	blood is thicker than water
140	Blowing Your Own Trumpet
141	Blowing Your Top
142	break down
143	break in
144	break the tie
145	Breaking Even
146	Breaking New Ground
147	Breaking The Bank
148	Breaking The Ice
149	Breaking The News
150	Bring Home The Bacon
151	Bringing Home The Bacon
152	Bringing Up The Rear
153	Brought Home
154	Brushing Up On
155	Buck Up
156	Bugging You
157	Building You Up
158	burn your bridges
159	burning the candle at both ends
160	burning the midnight oil
161	Call A Meeting
162	Call A Spade A Spade
163	Call It A Day
164	Call It A Night
165	call it off
166	Call It Quits
167	Call The Dogs Off
168	Call The Meeting To Order
169	Call The Roll
170	Call The Shots
171	Calling You Names
172	Calling Your Bluff
173	Can I Get A Rain Check
174	Can You Imagine
175	Can’t Carry A Tune
176	Can’t Do Anything With Someone Or Something
177	Can’t Help But Do Something
178	Can’t Hold A Candle To Someone
179	Can’t Make Heads Or Tails Out Of Someone Or Something
180	Cannot Help Doing Something
181	can't cut the mustard
182	Cap And Gown
183	Capable Of Doing Something
184	Carried Away
185	Carry A Secret To One’s Grave
186	Carry A Secret To The Grave
187	Carry On Without Someone Or Something
188	Carry Weight
189	Carrying It A Bit Too Far
190	Cash And Carry
191	Caught In The Act
192	Cease And Desist
193	Change Someone’s Mind
194	Changing Your Tune
195	Clear The Table
196	Clearing The Air
197	Climbing On The Bandwagon
198	cold turkey
199	Come Clean About It
200	come hell or high water
201	Coming To The Crunch
202	cross your fingers
203	cry over spilt milk
204	cry wolf
205	curiosity killed the cat
206	Cutting Corners
207	Cutting Your Losses
208	dead heat
209	Do The Trick
210	Do Wonders
211	dog-eat-dog
212	Doing As You're Told
213	Doing The Honors
214	Doing Your Homework
215	don't count your chickens until they're hatched
216	don't look a gift horse in the mouth
217	don't put all your eggs in one basket
218	Don't Put The Cart Before The Horse
219	Down The Hatch
220	Down The Street
221	Down The Tubes
222	down to the wire
223	Down With Some Disease
224	Downhill All The Way
225	Drag One’s Feet
226	drastic times call for drastic measures
227	Draw A Blank
228	Draw Blood
229	Driving A Hard Bargain
230	Dropping A Brick
231	Dropping Names
232	Drunk As A Skunk
233	dry spell
234	Early To Bed Early To Rise Makes A Man Healthy Wealthy And Wise
235	every cloud has a silver lining
236	everything but the kitchen sink
237	Expecting A Child
238	Expense Is No Object
239	Explain Yourself
240	Expressing Your Anger
241	Extending Credit
242	Extending Our Sympathy
243	fair and fair alike
244	Fair And Square
245	Familiarity Breeds Contempt
246	finding your feet
247	fixed in your ways
248	flash in the pan
249	Forbidden Fruit
250	from rags to riches
251	Get At The Heart Of The Matter
252	get over it
253	get up on the wrong side of the bed
254	give him the slip
255	Give Him The Third Degree
256	Go Fly A Kite
257	go for broke
258	great minds think alike
259	Hanging On To Your Coattails
260	haste makes waste
261	have no idea
262	He Backed Out
263	He Bailed Out
264	he lost his head
265	head over heels
266	icing on the cake
267	I'd Give My Right Arm For That
268	idle hands are the devil's tools
269	if it's not one thing, it's another
270	If You Can't Beat Them Join Them
271	If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out Of The Kitchen
272	I'll Have To Give You A Rain Check On That
273	I'm All Ears
274	I'm Game
275	I'm Off
276	in and out
277	In Awe Of Him
278	in over your head
279	in the dark
280	in the doghouse
281	in the heat of the moment
282	In The Meantime
283	In The Middle Of Nowhere
284	In The Money
285	In Your Hair
286	It Comes In Handy
287	it takes two to tango
288	it's a small world
289	its anyone's call
290	Jumping On The Bandwagon
291	keep an eye on him
292	Keep Him At Arm's Length
293	labor of love
294	lend me your ear
295	let bygones be bygones
296	let sleeping dogs lie
297	let the cat out of the bag
298	Let's Call It Off
299	Like Two Peas In A Pod
300	mad as a hatter
301	method to my madness
302	Misery Loves Company
303	Money Does Not Grow On Trees
304	Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention
305	neck and neck
306	neither a borrower, nor a lender be
307	Never Been So Lucky
308	never bite the hand that feeds you
309	No Pain No Gain
310	nose out of joint
311	not a chance
312	off limits
313	off on the wrong foot
314	off the hook
315	on pins and needles
316	on the fence
317	on the same page
318	on top of the world
319	on your last leg
320	on your mind
321	one for the road
322	out and about
323	out of sight, out of mind
324	out of the blue
325	out of the frying pan and into the fire
326	out of the woods
327	out of your element
328	out on a limb
329	out on the town
330	over my dead body
331	Over The Hill
332	par for the course
333	penny-wise, pound-foolish
334	people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
335	practice makes perfect
336	practice what you preach
337	preaching to the choir
338	protest too much
339	pulling your leg
340	put your best foot forward
341	put your foot in your mouth
342	raise cain
343	rock the boat
344	roll out the red carpet
345	rome was not built in one day
346	round about
347	rub salt in an old wound
348	second nature
349	shake a leg
350	She Balled Me Out
351	She Spoke Highly Of You
352	sick as a dog
353	sink or swim
354	six of one, a half-dozen of the other
355	skeletons in the closet
356	Slow As Molasses In January
357	split down the middle
358	start from scratch
359	Take A Look At That
360	Take A Look For It
361	Take A Nap
362	Take A Rain Check On That
363	Take The Bull By The Horns
364	the apple of your eye
365	the ball is in your court
366	the best of both worlds
367	the bigger they are the harder they fall
368	the devil is in the details
369	the early bird catches the worm
370	the ends justify the means
371	The First Step Is Always The Hardest
372	The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence
373	the jury is out
374	the pot calling the kettle black
375	the pros and cons
376	The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions
377	the sky is the limit
378	The Squeeky Wheel Gets The Oil
379	the straw that broke the camel's back
380	the writing on the wall
381	There's No Place Like Home
382	third wheel
383	tie the knot
384	to err is human, to forgive divine
385	tooth and nail
386	Tooting Your Own Horn
387	truer words were never spoken
388	turn over a new leaf
389	Two Heads Are Better Than One
390	two wrongs don't make a right
391	two's company; three's a crowd
392	Under Age
393	under the gun
394	under the weather
395	up against
396	up for grabs
397	Up To
398	variety is the spice of life
399	water under the bridge
400	wear your heart on your sleeve
401	Welcome You With Open Arms
402	What Are You Up To
403	what they don't know won't hurt them
404	when in rome, do as the romans do
405	when it rains, it pours
406	when pigs fly
407	Why Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Can Do Today
408	wine and dine
409	with your back up against the wall
410	without a doubt
411	word of mouth
412	Year After Year
413	You Are Looking For Trouble
414	You Can Lead A Horse To Water, But You Can't Make It Drink
415	You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
416	You Can't Be All Things To All People
417	you can't judge a book by its cover
418	You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
419	You Have To Take The Good With The Bad
420	You Reap What You Sow
421	You Scratch My Back And I’ll Scratch Yours
422	You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours
423	your guess is as good as mine
424	You're Into It

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