Common English Idioms- Recap
In our previous common English idiom lessons, we cover the parts below. It is highly recommended to read our part 1 idioms before moving to part 2.
Overview of Most Common English Idioms with Meanings
In part 2 of our idioms, you will learn many more individual metaphors that are used in daily English conversations. By going through the areas covered, you come to appreciate why idioms are a very important part of English speaking. Here are a few areas with examples:
- Animals: I smell a rat!
- The body: I’ve put my foot in it, I’m afraid.
- Building: You’re banging your head against a brick wall.
- Cats: That is to set the cat among the pigeons.
- Clothes: It fits like a glove.
- Colors: He went as white as a sheet.
- Driving: I’m going to take a back seat from now on.
Below is the list of idioms covered in our part 2:
Common English Idioms- Next
In our next common English idiom lesson, we cover the part below:
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Related English Skills
You can use the idioms you learned in our lessons to improve your conversation and listening skills. To practice idioms you learned, you can follow our English conversation lessons step by step or practice our English listening lessons. Also, you can visit the below lessons or go to our Improve English Fluency page to learn more English phrases and expressions:
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