Some very popular & must know Idioms & Phrases taken from Hollywood movies & TV series to help you learn and speak impressive English.
Spick and Span - extremely neat and clean
Pie In The Sky - something that you hope will happen but is very unlikely to happen
Blow The Joint - to leave a boring place
It's No Skin Off My Nose - It is no or very little concern of mine; it poses no difficulty, threat, or risk to me
Cool One's Heels - to wait for a long time
Jump Out Of My Skin - to be extremely surprised by something
Cut Someone To Ribbons - to criticize someone severely
Make Somebody's Skin Crawl - to make someone feel frightened, disgusted, afraid, etc
Hold Your Water - to be calm or patient; to stop making pressing demands, requests, or solicitations
Get Out of Someone's Hair - to keep away from someone in order to avoid trouble or to avoid annoying them
Run A Tight Ship - be very strict in managing an organization or operation
Root For - to express or show support for (a person, a team, etc.)
Send Someone Over The Edge - into a mental or emotional state that makes someone completely lose control
Save (Something) For A Rainy Day - to reserve something, especially money, for use in a time or period of unforeseen difficulty, trouble, or need
Man Of The Cloth - a man who is a priest or minister
There’s More To Somebody/Something Than Meets The ˈEye - a thing or a person is more complicated, difficult, interesting, etc., than it appears
Cut The Bull - To quit the act of fooling or lying about anything
Have A Beef With (Someone Or Something) - to have an outstanding or unsettled dispute or disagreement with someone or something
In The Know - have information about something that is not known about or understood by many people
In A Pickle - In a troublesome or difficult situation
A Hobson's Choice - a choice in which only one thing is offered. In other words, one may "take it or leave it"
Bend (Or Lean Or Fall) Over Backwards - to try extremely hard to help or to please someone
Age Before Beauty - a phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones
Run That By Me Again - please repeat what you just said
Spur Of The Moment - done without planning in advance; impulsive.
Five And Dime - a store that sells many different small items at low prices
Color Outside The Lines - to think or act in a way that does not conform to set rules
Get A 20 On (someone) - to know or determine someone's location
Happy Accident - a mistake or unplanned event that results in a beneficial outcome or pleasant surprise
Fancy That - used to comment on something that is hard to imagine
Get Off (One's) High Horse - to stop acting as if one is better than other people; to stop being arrogant or haughty
Rat Someone Out - to tell someone in authority about the wrong or illegal actions of another
Come Hat In Hand - to ask for help, often monetary, with embarrassment
All Square - nobody has an advantage or is ahead of the others
Bite The Dust - to be defeated or killed, especially in battle
Burn (One's)/the Candle At Both Ends - to overwork or exhaust oneself by doing too many things, especially both late at night and early in the morning
The Writing On The Wall - The very apparent signs that something bad will happen in the future
Alpha and Omega - both the beginning and the end
As (Something) As They Come - used to describe someone or something that is a supreme example of the quality specified. Ex: As Vanilla As They Come or As Fresh As They Come
Stone In My Shoe - something or someone who is causing severe irritation and creating problems for you
Give (Someone) A Black Eye - to strike someone in the face and cause discoloration in the area surrounding the eye(s) due to an accumulation of blood
Off The Top Of Your Head - to say something immediately, without thinking carefully about it or checking the facts
Can't See The Wood For The Trees - to be unable to get a general understanding of a situation because you are too worried about the details
The Skin Of Your Teeth - if you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed in doing it
Be On Pins And Needles - to be nervously waiting to find out what is going to happen
To Hell With (someone or something) - used to say in a forceful and angry way that one does not care about someone or something
Have Your Wits About You - to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting
Catch Wind - to learn of something; to hear about something
Keep One's Eye On The Ball - to continue thinking about or giving attention to something important : to stay focused
To Spitball - to suggest ideas, especially those that are improbable, or impractical
Suck To One's Stomach - feel very angry or upset about something
Bob's Your Uncle - used to express the ease with which a task can be achieved
Put It To Bed - to successfully deal with something or solve a problem
Have a Tiger by the Tail - to have a very difficult problem to solve
A Sight For Sore Eyes - very pleased or happy to see someone or something
Push Someone's Buttons - to cause a strong reaction or emotion in someone
Take A Rain Check - to refuse an offer or invitation but with the hope or promise that it can be postponed to a later date or time
Score Us A Loose - hand me a cigarette
Seed Money - money used to start a business or other venture
A Fly On The Wall - one who is able to observe something closely but invisibly and without interfering in the situation
Bone To Pick With Someone - to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done
Iron Out The Wrinkles - to fix the small problems in something
Chip On One's Shoulder - a bad attitude that tends to get someone easily upset
Have (Someone) By The Short Hairs - to completely control, dominate, or hold power over someone, especially in a difficult or awkward situation
That's More Like It - used to show that you think something or someone is better or more pleasing
Cushion The Blow - to make a bad situation less serious
Worse For Wear - tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol
Absotively Posilutely - Yes, definitely. A playful combination of the words "absolutely positively”
Hold Court - be the centre of attention amidst a crowd of your admirers
Go Out On A Limb - do something or say something that is different from what most people do or say and is therefore risky
Play Close To The Chest or Vest - to keep one's plans, intentions, or tactics secret from everyone else
Get Blood From A Stone - to do something that is very hard to accomplish, especially when dealing with other people in some way
Horse Around - to behave in a silly and noisy way
Two Peas In A Pod - used to say that two people or things are very similar to each other
The Benefit Of The Doubt - the state of accepting something/someone as honest or deserving of trust even though there are doubts
Ace In The Hole - a hidden advantage or resource kept in reserve until needed
A Dry Spell - having less sex than we 'should' be having
Dig (Someone) - to like (romantically or otherwise), understand, or approve of someone
Hang (Someone) Out To Dry - to leave someone in a troubling situation
Work Your Fingers To The Bone - to work extremely hard, especially for a long time
In The Cross Hairs - if you are in someone's crosshairs, they intend to catch, arrest, or stop you
To Have A Weak Stomach - to easily feel ill or upset when you smell, taste, or see something unpleasant
Behind The Eight Ball - in a bad situation, in a losing position
Throw Enough Mud At The Wall, Some Of It Will Stick - if you make enough attempts or guesses, some of them will be correct or useful
Cut Somebody Some Slack - to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time
Walk On Water - to something impossible or extraordinary
Ticker Tape Parade - a special celebration in which someone who is being shown respect for achieving something very important
Hill Of Beans - something of negligible importance or value
Cast A Spell On Someone - to use magic on someone or something; to intrigue or delight someone
Hand Over Fist - quickly and in large amounts
Vouch For Someone - someone who can be trusted and is of good character or quality
Pop By - to visit a place or person for a short period of time
Cat's In The Cradle - a relationship in which one person doesn't make enough time for the other
Have Someone In Stitches - make someone laugh a lot
Pull a Fast One - to successfully deceive or trick someone
Fight Fire With Fire - to fight against an opponent by using the same methods or weapons that the opponent uses
Break The Ice - to initiate a conversation and make people feel comfortable
Bite The Bullet - to face a difficult situation bravely
Hit The Nail On The Head - to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem
