200 idioms you should know for Study Abroad
- 0 Reviews
- 3200 Students
Course Overview
Students preparing to study abroad are tested extensively on their English proficiency. The ability to speak well, write well, and infer the meaning of passages that they read are common requirements. In this endeavor, knowing the meaning and usage of idioms come in handy.
'200 idioms you should know' is a compilation of 200 popularly used idioms along with its usage explained in the form of short stories / day-to-day conversations. In addition to learning the meaning of these 200 idioms you will also have a thorough understanding of how to use these idioms correctly.
Requirements
Ability to read & comprehend basic English
Learning Outcomes
- Ability to use idioms correctly
- Application of idioms in day-to-day conversations
- Identifying common errors while using idioms
Features
- Assured Certification
- Self Paced Learning
- Unlimited 3-week access
Course Curriculum
- Lecture: 11) A breath of fresh air
- Lecture: 22) A clean bill of health
- Lecture: 33) A whole new ball game
- Lecture: 44) Achilles heel
- Lecture: 55) Add fuel to the fire
- Lecture: 66) Alive and kicking
- Lecture: 78) Any port in a storm
- Lecture: 87) An arm and a leg
- Lecture: 99) Banana republic
- Lecture: 1010) Flog a dead horse
- Lecture: 1111) Bitter pill to swallow
- Lecture: 1212) Blow a fuse
- Lecture: 1313) Build bridges
- Lecture: 1414) Call a spade a spade
- Lecture: 1515) Come clean
- Lecture: 1616) Rain or shine
- Lecture: 1717) Cry wolf
- Lecture: 1818) Dead to the world
- Lecture: 1919) Dog eat Dog
- Lecture: 2020) Draw the short straw
- Lecture: 2121) Eat humble pie
- Lecture: 2222) Face the music
- Lecture: 2323) Feel blue
- Lecture: 2424) Fish for compliments
- Lecture: 2525) Gain ground
- Lecture: 2626) Get along like a house on fire
- Lecture: 2727) Good fences make good neighbours
- Lecture: 2828) Have a card up one’s sleeve
- Lecture: 2929) Have an axe to grind
- Lecture: 3030) Have bigger fish to fry
- Lecture: 3131) Hit the nail on the head
- Lecture: 3232) Horse of a different colour
- Lecture: 3333) Eat my hat
- Lecture: 3434) Itchy feet
- Lecture: 3535) Jump on the bandwagon
- Lecture: 3636) Keep the wolf from the door
- Lecture: 3737) Kick the bucket
- Lecture: 3838) Lame duck
- Lecture: 3939) Let sleeping dogs lie
- Lecture: 4040) Magic wand
- Lecture: 4141) Make a mountain out of a molehill
- Lecture: 4242) Make waves
- Lecture: 4343) Mark my words
- Lecture: 4444) Miss the boat
- Lecture: 4545) Necessity is the mother of invention
- Lecture: 4646) Not enough room to swing a cat
- Lecture: 4747) Not hold water
- Lecture: 4848) Over my dead body
- Lecture: 4949) Pass the hat around
- Lecture: 5050) Play second fiddle
- Lecture: 5151) Put one’s shoulder to the wheel
- Lecture: 5252) Set the cat among pigeons
- Lecture: 5353) Put words in someone’s mouth
- Lecture: 5454) Rain cats and dogs
- Lecture: 5555) Raised eyebrows
- Lecture: 5656) Rome was not built in a day
- Lecture: 5757) Red flag
- Lecture: 5858) Raw deal
- Lecture: 5959) Sell ice to Eskimos
- Lecture: 6060) Set the ball rolling
- Lecture: 6161) Sitting duck
- Lecture: 6262) To brush under the carpet
- Lecture: 6363) Salt of the earth
- Lecture: 6464) Take for a ride
- Lecture: 6565) Take to something like a duck to water
- Lecture: 6666) The jury is out
- Lecture: 6767) Throw in the towel
- Lecture: 6868) Under one’s thumb
- Lecture: 6969) Wake up on the wrong side of the bed
- Lecture: 7070) Walk on air
- Lecture: 7171) Walk the talk
- Lecture: 7272) Wear your heart on your sleeve
- Lecture: 7373) When pigs fly
- Lecture: 7474) Weather the storm
- Lecture: 7575) Wouldn’t be caught dead
- Lecture: 7676) Yoke around someone’s neck
- Lecture: 7777 ) Yellow journalism
- Lecture: 7878) Call it a day
- Lecture: 7979) Carry the ball
- Lecture: 8080) Calm before the storm
- Lecture: 8181) Cash cow
- Lecture: 8282) Castles in the air
- Lecture: 8383) Come hell or high water
- Lecture: 8484) Come to terms with
- Lecture: 8585) Cool as a cucumber
- Lecture: 8686) Couch Potato
- Lecture: 8787) Cog in the wheel
- Lecture: 8888) Get in someone’s hair
- Lecture: 8989) Green light
- Lecture: 9090) Green eyed monster
- Lecture: 9191) Cat out of the bag
- Lecture: 9292) Lion’s share
- Lecture: 9393) Love someone to death
- Lecture: 9494) Dance on someone’s grave
- Lecture: 9595) Devil-may-care
- Lecture: 9696) Drag one’s feet
- Lecture: 9797) Drop the subject
- Lecture: 9898) Odd duck/Odd ball
- Lecture: 9999) Old wives tales
- Lecture: 100100) Cost a pretty penny
- Lecture: 101101) Hit the road
- Lecture: 102102) Have a blast
- Lecture: 103103) Off the hook
- Lecture: 104104) Pop one’s clogs
- Lecture: 105105) Piece of cake
- Lecture: 106106) Pull someone’s leg
- Lecture: 107107) Right as rain
- Lecture: 108108) Take the cake
- Lecture: 109109) Through thick and thin
- Lecture: 110110) You can say that again
- Lecture: 111111) All and sundry
- Lecture: 112112) All she wrote
- Lecture: 113113) Ask for the moon
- Lecture: 114114) Account for
- Lecture: 115115) All sizzle and no steak
- Lecture: 116116) Ante up
- Lecture: 117117) Anything goes
- Lecture: 118118) At first glance
- Lecture: 119119) An earful
- Lecture: 120120) All hell breaking loose
- Lecture: 121121) A Man’s home is his castle
- Lecture: 122122) All spruced up
- Lecture: 123123) An Old warhorse
- Lecture: 124124) All joking aside
- Lecture: 125125) Across the pond
- Lecture: 126126) Neck on the line
- Lecture: 127127) All shook up
- Lecture: 128128) As full as a tick
- Lecture: 129129) Age before beauty
- Lecture: 130130) You are only as good as your last shift
- Lecture: 131131) Thank your lucky stars
- Lecture: 132132) You don’t miss the water till the well runs dry
- Lecture: 133133) You can’t make silk purse out of sow’s ears
- Lecture: 134134) You can run but you cannot hide
- Lecture: 135135) Young at heart
- Lecture: 136136) You snooze, you lose
- Lecture: 137137) You reap what you sow
- Lecture: 138138) X marks the spot
- Lecture: 139139) Variety is the spice of life
- Lecture: 140140) Visit a spell
- Lecture: 141141) Under fire
- Lecture: 142142) Under a spell
- Lecture: 143143) Below the belt
- Lecture: 144144) Under one’s wing
- Lecture: 145145) Up and running
- Lecture: 146146) Under the table
- Lecture: 147147) Up and coming
- Lecture: 148148) Unsung hero
- Lecture: 149149) Right up your alley
- Lecture: 150150) Uphill battle
- Lecture: 151151) Upper crust
- Lecture: 152152) Under the gun
- Lecture: 153153) Under one’s skin
- Lecture: 154154) Up in smoke
- Lecture: 155155) Along/go along for the ride
- Lecture: 156156) All washed up
- Lecture: 157157) All the world’s a stage
- Lecture: 158158) Back on one’s feet
- Lecture: 159159) Back down/Back off/Fink off/Cop out
- Lecture: 160160) Bang for the buck
- Lecture: 161161) Paint oneself into a corner
- Lecture: 162162) Blow someone/something out of the water
- Lecture: 163163) Blow someone’s mind
- Lecture: 164164) Bet dollars to donuts
- Lecture: 165165) Bare one’s soul
- Lecture: 166166) Bark worse than the bite
- Lecture: 167167) Bat one’s eyelashes
- Lecture: 168168) Be my guest
- Lecture: 169169) Be all end all
- Lecture: 170170) Be there or be square
- Lecture: 171171) Beggars can’t be choosers
- Lecture: 172172) Begs the question
- Lecture: 173173) Before you can say jack robinson
- Lecture: 174174) Beg to differ
- Lecture: 175175) Throw a curve
- Lecture: 176176) Blow the lid off
- Lecture: 177177) Beside oneself
- Lecture: 178178) Bringing down the house
- Lecture: 179179) Bringing home the bacon
- Lecture: 180180) Blind leading the blind
- Lecture: 181181) Blood is thicker than water
- Lecture: 182182) Neck and neck
- Lecture: 183183) Behind the eight ball
- Lecture: 184184) Until one is blue in the face
- Lecture: 185185) Going the extra mile
- Lecture: 186186) Bone to pick with
- Lecture: 187187) Bowl over
- Lecture: 188188) Born with a silver spoon
- Lecture: 189189) Bread and butter
- Lecture: 190190) Break the spell
- Lecture: 191191) Don’t sweat it
- Lecture: 192192) Break it down
- Lecture: 193193) Break into a sweat
- Lecture: 194194) Break the bank
- Lecture: 195195) Break his silence
- Lecture: 196196) Bright eyed and bushy tailed
- Lecture: 197197) By word of mouth
- Lecture: 198198) Build a better mousetrap
- Lecture: 199199) Bump into
- Lecture: 200200) Bumper to bumper
No Testimonials Found