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For sounding more natural in English | Have fun with English idioms
10 number idioms
All in one piece
safely
I got home all in one piece.

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Be on cloud nine
be very happy
When I won a lottery, I was on cloud nine.

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One for the road
have a drink before leaving
Let’s have one for the road!

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Ten to one
something very likely
Ten to one he is going to lose

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Idioms to describe feelings and states
Be scared stiff
be really frightened
My wife is scared stiff of spiders

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Tongue-tied
too shy to speak
John was tongue-tied in her presence.

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Go bananas
become extremely angry or excited
He went bananas when I said I was going to leave the job.

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Be over the moon
be absolutely delighted
We are going to London so we’re all over the moon.

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Idioms to describe people
Big-headed
arrogant
I'm trying not to get too big-headed

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Pig-headed
stubborn; not listening to advice
I was too pig-headed to listen.

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Two-faced
insincere
If he is going to be two-faced I’m not going to be his friend anymore.

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Well-off
rich, wealthy
They used to work hard, but now they are well off.

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A busybody
always wants to know about other people’s lives
It was a serious thing to be in the power of this spiteful old busybody.

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A coach potato
someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV
He has become a coach potato since he retired.

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Idioms of comparison
Like a house on fire
extremely well
We get along like a house on fire.

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Smoke like a chimney
smoke a lot of cigarettes, cigars, etc.
My husband smokes like a chimney despite warnings from his doctor.

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As hard as nails
very tough
She'll be good in business - she's as hard as nails.

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Be as fit as a fiddle
be in good physical condition
My grandmother is 80, but she is as fit as a fiddle.

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