The Ultimate English Idioms List for Competitive Exams

Lesson 63 Details

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Lesson 63 - Mask Toggle

Emoji	Expression	Meaning	Example Sentence

#1861 - ••••••	down the road idiom ••••••	in the future ••••••	We may expand to other countries down the road. ••••••
#1862 - ••••••	crystal ball idiom ••••••	the ability to predict the future ••••••	I don’t have a crystal ball, so I can’t tell what will happen. ••••••
#1863 - ••••••	on the horizon idiom ••••••	likely to happen soon ••••••	A new product launch is on the horizon. ••••••
#1864 - ••••••	strike while the iron is hot idiom ••••••	to take advantage of an opportunity immediately ••••••	The market conditions are perfect, so we need to strike while the iron is hot. ••••••
#1865 - ••••••	a silver lining idiom ••••••	a positive aspect in a difficult situation ••••••	Losing my job was tough, but the silver lining was that I found a better one. ••••••
#1866 - ••••••	walk on eggshells idiom ••••••	to be very careful about what you say or do to avoid upsetting someone ••••••	Ever since the argument, I've been walking on eggshells around him. ••••••
#1867 - ••••••	kick the habit idiom ••••••	to stop doing something bad or addictive ••••••	After ten years of smoking, he finally kicked the habit. ••••••
#1868 - ••••••	go bankrupt idiom ••••••	to lose all money and be unable to pay debts ••••••	Many start-ups go bankrupt within their first year. ••••••
#1869 - ••••••	tighten one’s belt idiom ••••••	to spend less money due to financial difficulties ••••••	After losing his job, he had to tighten his belt. ••••••
#1870 - ••••••	balance the books idiom ••••••	to make sure income and expenses are equal ••••••	The accountant worked late to balance the books. ••••••
#1871 - ••••••	alive and kicking idiom ••••••	still healthy and full of life ••••••	My grandmother is 90 but still alive and kicking. ••••••
#1872 - ••••••	get back on your feet idiom ••••••	to recover after an illness or difficulty ••••••	He lost his job but soon got back on his feet. ••••••
#1873 - ••••••	cold shoulder idiom ••••••	to ignore someone deliberately ••••••	After the argument, she gave him the cold shoulder for days. ••••••
#1874 - ••••••	cry your heart out idiom ••••••	to cry a lot due to sadness ••••••	She cried her heart out after hearing the bad news. ••••••
#1875 - ••••••	have a soft spot for someone idiom ••••••	to feel affection or fondness for someone ••••••	He has always had a soft spot for his childhood friend. ••••••
#1876 - ••••••	have mixed feelings idiom ••••••	to be uncertain or have both positive and negative emotions ••••••	I have mixed feelings about moving to another city. ••••••
#1877 - ••••••	judge, jury, and executioner idiom ••••••	to control all parts of judging and punishing someone ••••••	He acted as judge, jury, and executioner in the matter. ••••••
#1878 - ••••••	get your wires crossed idiom ••••••	to misunderstand someone or something ••••••	We must have got our wires crossed, because I thought the meeting was tomorrow. ••••••
#1879 - ••••••	talk at cross purposes idiom ••••••	to misunderstand each other when talking about different things ••••••	I think we’re talking at cross purposes—I meant next week, not this one. ••••••
#1880 - ••••••	lost in translation idiom ••••••	when the meaning is lost or changed in translation or communication ••••••	The humor was lost in translation when the movie was dubbed. ••••••
#1881 - ••••••	miss the point idiom ••••••	to fail to understand the main idea ••••••	You completely missed the point of my argument. ••••••
#1882 - ••••••	get the wrong end of the stick idiom ••••••	to misunderstand a situation or statement completely ••••••	I think you’ve got the wrong end of the stick—I wasn’t blaming you. ••••••
#1883 - ••••••	go off on a tangent idiom ••••••	to suddenly start talking about something unrelated ••••••	He tends to go off on a tangent when discussing politics. ••••••
#1884 - ••••••	put words in someone’s mouth idiom ••••••	to say someone said something they did not ••••••	Don’t put words in my mouth—I never said that! ••••••
#1885 - ••••••	talk over someone’s head idiom ••••••	to speak in a way that is too complicated for someone to understand ••••••	The professor often talks over students’ heads with technical jargon. ••••••
#1886 - ••••••	get something off your chest idiom ••••••	to talk about something that has been worrying you ••••••	I needed to get it off my chest, so I finally told her the truth. ••••••
#1887 - ••••••	talk in circles idiom ••••••	to discuss something without reaching a conclusion ••••••	We talked in circles for hours but didn’t solve anything. ••••••
#1888 - ••••••	the bottom line idiom ••••••	the most important fact or result ••••••	The bottom line is that we need to increase our profits. ••••••
#1889 - ••••••	take no prisoners idiom ••••••	to be ruthless or extremely determined in achieving something ••••••	Our sales team takes no prisoners when it comes to competition. ••••••
#1890 - ••••••	in the trenches idiom ••••••	to be deeply involved in hard work or challenging situations ••••••	She’s in the trenches with the rest of the team, solving problems every day. ••••••