English | Useful Idioms and Phrases
- A free lance – Not binded to anyone
- A fish story – Incredible story
- A fair weather friends – The friend who remains in our good times
- A Herculean task – Very difficult task
- Left handed oath – Not serious oath
- A knotly point – Complicated point
- A man of straw – Worthless person
- A leap in the dark – A risky step
- An afternoon farmer – lazy person
- Apple of one’s eye – Very dear
- An old screw – A miser person
- Boson friend – Dear friend
- Hen pecked husband
- Lord and master – Husband
- Pigeno’s milk – imaginary thing
- Rainy days – Troublesome days
- A snake in the grass – Hidden enemy
- Jaundiced eyes – Hatred feeling
- To add fuel to fire – to provide fresh cause for anger
- To be in hot water – to be in trouble
- to blow one’s trumpet – to praise oneself
- to face music – to face criticism
- To go to the dogs – to go to rain
- French leave – leave without permission
- To pocket an insult – to tolerate
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