English Idioms

To feel it in your bones

If you feel something in your bones, you are certain about it without having any real proof. Similar to a...

To feel blue

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse

You use I’m so hungry I could eat horse when you’re extremely hungry. I haven’t eaten all day. I’m so hungry...

Down the drain

If something is wasted, or disappears completely, it has gone down the drain.  All of my savings went down the drain...

Dirt Cheap

Cough up

Cough up means to get money. It could also be used as a threat. I need to cough up the...

A copycat

A copycat is someone who copies another person’s words, actions, or expressions.  A: Stop being a copycat. B: Stop being...

Come rain or shine

If you say you’re going to do something come rain or shine, you will do it regardless of any obstacles. Nothing...

Bury the hatchet

If you and another person are fighting and you decide to bury the hatchet, it means you decide to forgive...