{"id":1213,"date":"2016-12-06T05:32:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T05:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2016-12-06T05:32:28","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T05:32:28","slug":"popular-idioms-with-meanings-and-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britishielts.in\/blog\/popular-idioms-with-meanings-and-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Idioms With Meanings And Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What differentiates a native English speaker from a non-native speaker? Idioms. Be it any english speaking country, idioms are spoken by native speakers and to fully achieve the target of learning english, one must learn some popular idioms with their meanings and sentences. The best way to begin learning these are getting familiarized with commonly used idioms along with their meanings and sentences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1. In a pickle<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: in trouble\/ difficult position<br \/>\nSentence: Our teacher was in a pickle after getting caught smoking in school.<br \/>\n<strong>#2. Crocodile tears<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: fake tears\/ to show sadness that is not sincere<br \/>\nSentence: In order to get away with the situation, Jon started weeping crocodile tears instead of apologising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/idioms-help-you-to-score-high-bands-in-ielts-exam\/\">How popular idioms can get you high bands in IELTS exam?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#3. A dime a dozen<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: very common and of no particular value<br \/>\nSentence: Don\u2019t bother to buy one of these paintings, they\u2019re a dime a dozen.<br \/>\n<strong>#4. Smell a rat<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: to suspect\/ believe that something is wrong<br \/>\nSentence: I started to smell a rat when she kept on making excuses.<br \/>\n<strong>#5. As fit as a fiddle<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: in a very good health<br \/>\nSentence: Even at 75 years of age, he\u2019s fit as a fiddle.<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Popular-English-Idioms.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1218\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Popular-English-Idioms.png\" alt=\"popular-english-idioms\" width=\"700\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britishielts.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Popular-English-Idioms.png 640w, https:\/\/britishielts.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Popular-English-Idioms-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>#6. Cut to the chase<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: come to the point<br \/>\nSentence: Instead of wasting time, Kim cut to the chase revealing her departure from the company.<br \/>\n<strong>#7. Over the moon<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: extremely pleased and happy<br \/>\nSentence: We were over the moon after being awarded the first prize.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishielts.in\/blog\/commonly-used-idioms-in-ielts-essay-writing\/\">Checkout another list of commonly used idioms.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#8. Think outside the box<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: to develop ideas that are different than usual<br \/>\nSentence: To find a better solution, our teacher told us to think outside of the box.<br \/>\n<strong>#9. With flying colors<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: with great success<br \/>\nSentence: She took IELTS Exam and passed with flying colors.<br \/>\n<strong>#10. Up in the air<\/strong><br \/>\nMeaning: uncertain about something or someone<br \/>\nSentence: Everything was up in the air when I last spoke to my friends about our plans.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you are able to understand this list of popular idioms and use it correctly. 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