English phrases and idioms
Most frequently used English words, phrases, idioms, phrasal verbs that make your speech beautiful ✪ TOP 1000
- Conventional wisdom
- And so on and so forth
- All kidding aside
- Get real!
- Know your stuff
- Fair and square
- How's it going?
- Good for you!
- For heaven's sake
- Love at first sight
- No hard feelings
- Feel blue
- In the meantime
- In vain
- Old-boy network
- Crunch time
- As a matter of fact
- Too many cooks spoil the broth
- Save for a rainy day
- Sure thing
- Achilles heel
- By no means
- High time
- Pie in the sky
- Wine and dine
- Go Dutch
- You rock!
- Fender bender
- Carry on
- Bored to death
- Add insult to injury
- Clear the air
- Calling someone’s bluff
- Draw a blank
- Get out of here
- Cost a pretty penny
- Miss the point
- A bad taste in my mouth
- Basket case
- The shoe fits
- Barking up the wrong tree
- Back-seat driver
- My two cents
- Once in a blue Moon
- No pain, no gain
- Dressed to kill
- Heart of gold
- Burn the midnight oil
- Grab a bite
- Play it by ear
- Hit the sack
- Actions speak louder than words
- Cut to the chase
- Dime a dozen
- Off the top of my head
- Hear a pin drop
- Get on my nerves
- Day late and a dollar short
- Keep your chin up
- What’s up?
- Ears are burning
- Breath of fresh air
- Piece of cake
- In your dreams
- It’s been ages
- Cash cow
- Apple of one’s eye
- As the crow flies
- Burned out
- Get cold feet
- Fair enough
- Have a chip on your shoulder
- Pros and cons
- You can’t take it with you
- Keep going
- Game plan
- An arm and a leg
- Treat him with kid gloves
- Break a leg
- It’s up to you
- Stay (keep) in touch
- Cats and dogs
- Not give a hoot
- Under your breath
- Gung ho
- Had better
- Sit tight
- Work out
- Act up
- What’s the matter?
- Go with the flow
- 24-7
- Break the bank
- Sit idly by
- In particular
- Pitfall
- Afterwards
- etc
- Vice versa
- Sort of
- Who cares
- Get a life
- My pleasure
- Nature calls
- No worries
- Shame on you
- I owe you
- Rise and shine
- Behave yourself
- You / I wish
- Since when
- You made it
- No strings attached
- You never know
- Whatever
- In the loop
- Straight and narrow
- Stonewall
- Skeleton in the closet / family skeleton
- Shot in the dark
- Sixth sense
- Shot in the arm
- Shoot the breeze
- Tickle fancy
- Roll out the red carpet
- Sweep someone off his / her feet
- With flying colors
- Upper crust
- Tickled pink
- Pass the buck
- Talk a blue streak
- First-rate
- Top of the line
- Through thick and thin
- Talk turkey
- Heavyweight
- Hit or miss
- Heart to heart
- Gift of gab
- In seventh heaven
- Pop the question
- Poker face
- Boiling point
- Change horses in midstream
- Chew over
- Say a mouthful
- Clown around
- Get a word in edgewise
- Clam up
- Born yesterday
- Bottoms up!
- Butter up
- Bend your ear
- Eager beaver
- Until the cows come home
- Slow / quick off the mark
- Step on it!
- Shake a leg
- Mark time
- Full steam ahead
- From the word go
- In the nick of time
- Eleventh hour
- Down to the wire
- Days are numbered
- Rank and file
- Pull rank
- Pink slip
- Pencil / paper pusher
- Sales pitch
- Wait for ship to come in
- Tighten your belt
- Take to the cleaners
- Money to burn
- Pay through the nose
- Midas touch
- Hit pay dirt
- Buy for a song
- Day in day out
- Down and out
- Either way
- From time to time
- Penny pincher
- In the black
- In a rut
- All the while
- All in all
- Chip off the old block
- Bull in a china shop
- White-collar worker
- Blue-collar worker
- Blue blood
- Big fish in a small pond
- Sooner or later
- Time is up
- Wait and see
- Things happen
- Touch wood / knock on wood
- Most likely
- As sure as eggs is eggs
- Believe it or not
- As soon as
- Quick and dirty
- Blood, sweat, and tears
- Ax to grind
- At the end of your rope
- At the drop of a hat
- At wits' end
- At loggerheads
- Armed to the teeth
- Along for the ride
- All wet
- Albatross around neck
- Across the board
- Acid test
- Ace in the hole
- Chicken
- Couch potato
- A penny for your thoughts
- Get head around
- I bet
- You bet!
- Cry wolf
- Fly your freak flag
- Winning streak
- Cream of the crop
- Big deal
- Sick and tired of
- In progress
- Freak out
- Buy time
- All better
- Well off
- Stoned
- Three sheets to the wind
- Stop by
- On the job
- Not on your life
- No use crying over spilt milk
- Lose head
- Level with
- Hold a grudge against
- Get straight
- Come on in
- Burn up
- That's the way the cookie crumbles
- Strike it rich
- Rolling in dough
- No laughing matter
- Dragon lady
- Buy out
- Track record
- On a shoestring
- Nuts and bolts
- Make someone's day
- Come to an agreement
- All over
- Throw the book at someone
- Taken aback
- Sweep under the rug
- Rant and rave
- Heart goes out to
- Get act together
- Get a handle on
- Blow out of proportion
- Tastes differ
- Set the record straight
- Put the blame on
- Mess up
- Make a fool of yourself
- Live with
- Go wrong
- By a hair
- Nothing doing
- Night owl
- Chill out
- Lighten up
- Get the show on the road
- Fool around
- Tall order
- Sitting pretty
- Sell like hotcakes
- Rest assured
- Deliver the goods
- Chitchat
- Your guess is as good as mine
- Second nature
- Round up
- Pain in the neck
- In person
- In any case
- Give a ring
- Get the hang of
- At first
- Rule of thumb
- Pull an all-nighter
- Nervous wreck
- Look like
- A load off your mind
- In reality
- I'll say!
- Do the trick
- Big head
- Treat someone like dirt
- Plug away
- One-track mind
- Be nuts about
- Make out
- Crank out
- Break up
- Work your tail off
- Tricks of the trade
- Take over
- Sweet tooth
- Out of practice
- Lose your touch
- In good hands
- Feel free
- Call it a night
- All the rage
- Things are looking up
- Run around
- Pitch in
- Like pulling teeth
- Like crazy
- Like а chicken with it's head cut off
- Help out
- When the going gets tough, the tough get going
- Get going
- Twist arm
- Take it or leave it
- Sweeten the deal
- Now you're talking
- Get the ball rolling
- Drive a hard bargain
- Crunch numbers
- Can't complain
- Indeed
- You can say that again
- Roll up your sleeves
- Make up for lost time
- Make time for
- Make a pig of yourself
- Just kidding
- Jump the gun
- Go nuts
- From scratch
- Ballpark estimate / figure
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
- Talk into
- Kid around
- It's a deal / Deal
- Goody-goody
- Give time of day
- Give cold shoulder
- Give a run for money
- Have under your belt
- Get down to business
- Full of yourself
- Brown-noser
- Wise guy
- That's the breaks / those are the breaks
- Take by storm
- Shell out
- Pipe dream
- Pay back
- Make a splash
- Made of money
- In good spirits
- Hard times
- Work like a dog
- Not sleep a wink
- Needless to say
- Mixed feelings
- Happy camper
- Give it a shot
- Fat chance!
- Crash course
- Bright and early
- Pig out
- Out of this world
- Ever since
- Make a bundle
- Just what the doctor ordered
- Good thinking
- (To give) a credit where credit is due
- Cheer up
- Up in the air
- There's no accounting for taste
- Take something the wrong way
- Have a good time
- Have a blast
- Hang around
- Down in the dumps
- Cup of tea
- Be crazy about
- Way to go!
- Shut up
- Shake in your shoes
- Pay a compliment
- Be / skate on thin ice
- Head and shoulders above
- Green with envy
- Go into
- Drive someone crazy / mad / bananas / nuts / up the wall / to drink
- Butt in
- Slack off
- Over your head
- Lost cause
- Hit the books
- Cut class
- Buckle down
- On the whole
- Think big
- Thank goodness
- Tell off
- Stab someone in the back
- Set eyes on
- Right-hand man
- Out of work
- Look on the bright side
- Live from hand to mouth
- Last resort
- If worse comes to worst
- Hang in there
- Get canned
- Change your mind
- Top dollar
- Sharp as a tack
- Save the day
- Flop
- Give someone the ax
- Go belly up
- Go back to the drawing board
- Give the creeps
- Let's face it
- Good job
- Dead-end job
- To tell the truth
- For sure
- Make sure
- Have nothing to do with
- Ask a favor
- Speaking of / talking of
- Sleep in
- Be short for
- No-win situation
- Even if
- Bring up to date
- Will not hear of something
- Go over
- Well-to-do
- On average
- Be supposed to do something
- Even though
- If I were you
- Every once in a while
- Hands-on experience
- Short notice
- Back and forth
- Help yourself
- Make yourself at home
- Stand for
- Show around
- Break bad
- Short by
- Mind your own business
- How long does it take
- Get by
- Look into
- There is nothing I can do
- Would prefer
- Sorry to hear
- Have sense of humor
- Take longer than expected
- Be in luck
- In a row
- Call in sick
- Pull strings
- Any minute now
- Can afford
- Wrap up
- On the right track
- My regards
- Run out
- There is something left
- The other day
- Split the check
- Fine-tooth comb
- Fine with me
- Bring up
- Throw away
- Put away
- Come with
- Instead of
- Get something in writing
- In the long run
- In the short term
- At the most
- A (small) fortune
- Come off it!
- Suggest
- Figure out
- Positive
- By far
- Have trouble
- Nice to see you again
- In those days
- Is this seat taken?
- Might
- I might have known
- It doesn't matter
- Shoot
- In that case
- Double-check
- How much longer
- Halfway through
- Sell out
- Don't mention it
- Make sb do sth
- Let
- What if
- Plug in
- Be worth your while
- Be worth
- On sale
- For sale
- See eye to eye
- Put together
- Take apart
- I can't get it to work
- In a good / bad mood
- Go ahead
- They say
- Are we still on for today?
- The second one from the right / left
- Really
- Hear (back) from someone
- I heard it through the grapevine
- What's this charge for?
- That's too bad
- Solve problem
- No way
- On the one hand, on the other hand
- Awesome
- Hang out
- Can't stand
- Lose your mind
- This is awkward
- Knock yourself out
- Not have a clue / have no clue
- Put through
- Step out
- In good condition
- Sorry to interrupt
- As a result
- Despite
- Be allowed to
- That sounds
- So far so good
- Good at
- As long as
- Fed up with
- Remind someone to
- What's the difference between
- The day after tomorrow
- You shouldn't have
- End up
- Chip in
- Do you mind / would you mind
- I didn't mean that
- Put on
- On top of that
- Can I take a rain check?
- Pick up
- Get it
- It's about time
- That's it
- A win-win situation
- Gone for the day
- Get sidetracked
- Oversleep
- Stay up
- Discuss
- Cheers
- Two weeks ago
- I've been waiting for a long time
- I'd like
- Head over heels (in love)
- It takes two to tango
- You are what you eat
- A slap on the wrist
- Foam at the mouth
- Let sleeping dogs lie
- Put a sock in it!
- Wear your heart on your sleeve
- A leopard can't change its spots
- When pigs fly
- Don’t judge a book by its cover
- Tie the knot
- Over my dead body
- Everything but the kitchen sink
- It / that depends
- The second to last
- From
- Have change
- Get cut off
- I'm not following you
- It's not the end of the world
- Get through
- Have you done it yet?
- Under a lot of pressure
- It slipped my mind
- Stuck in traffic
- On me
- Upside down / right side up
- Move something out of the way
- Held up
- When is a good time?
- Tied up
- Ahead of / on / behind schedule
- In an hour
- It's for you
- How can I help you
- That's "K" for Korea
- Get a move on
- Running short of time
- Can I put you on hold?
- Drop by
- After all
- All along
- All ears
- All of a sudden
- All the same
- All thumbs
- Apple of discord
- As a rule
- As far as I am concerned
- As for me / as to me
- As well
- At all
- At random
- At this point
- Be after someone
- Be about to
- Be all in
- Be back on your feet
- Beat around the bush
- Be beside yourself
- Be better off
- Be broke
- Be hard on something /someone
- Be high on your list
- Be in charge of
- Be in the red
- Be into smth
- Bend over backwards
- Be on your way
- Be on the safe side
- Be out of
- Be out of shape
- Be out of sorts
- Be pressed for time / money
- Beside the point
- Be to blame
- Be touch and go
- Be up against
- Be up and around / about
- Be up to your ears
- Be up to something
- Be used to
- Big shot
- Bite off more than you can chew
- Bite your tongue
- Bite the dust
- Black sheep
- Blind date
- Blow it
- Blow over
- Bottom line
- Break into
- Break your heart
- Break the ice
- Break the news
- Bring home the bacon
- Brush off
- Brush up on
- By all means
- By heart
- By hook or by crook
- By the way
- Call a spade a spade
- Call it a day
- Call off
- Carry out
- Carry weight
- Cast down
- Castles in the air
- Catch your eye
- Catch your breath
- Catch someone off guard
- Catch someone red-handed
- Catch up
- Close call
- Come across
- Come down with
- Come to your senses
- Come true
- Come up with
- Count on
- Cut corners
- Cut down on
- Cut out to be / for it
- Do your best
- Do your bit
- Do over
- Do someone good
- Do something behind your back
- Do without
- Down to earth
- Draw the line
- Dress up
- Drop off
- Drop out
- Duty calls
- Easier said than done
- Eat your words
- Even so
- Every now and then
- Every other
- Fall behind
- Fall in love
- Fall out of love
- False alarm
- A far cry from something
- Feel it in your bones
- Feel like doing something
- Feel up to
- Few and far between
- Find fault with
- Find out
- Firsthand
- First things first
- Fly off the handle
- Follow in someone’s footsteps
- Foot in the door
- Foot the bill
- For good
- For the time being
- Frame of mind
- From A to Z
- From now on
- Get a grip on yourself
- Get along with
- Get away with
- Get carried away
- Get even with
- Get in touch with
- Get lost
- Get mixed up
- Get off your back
- Get on your high horse
- Get on (the bus, train, plane)
- Get off (the bus, train, plane)
- Get out of hand
- Get over
- Get rid of
- Get together
- Get to the bottom
- Get to the point
- Give me a break!
- Give someone a hand
- Give a lift /a ride
- Give someone a piece of your mind
- Give up
- Go back on your word
- Go for it
- Go from bad to worse
- Go out
- Go out of your way
- Go to your head
- Go to pieces
- Grow on someone
- Have a ball
- Have a bone to pick
- Have a word with someone
- Have words with someone
- Have it in him
- Have no business doing something
- Have your back to the wall
- Have your hands full
- Have your heart set on something
- Have pull
- (not) have the heart
- High and low
- Hit the nail on the head
- Hit upon something
- Hold it against someone
- Hold it!
- Hold on!
- Hold your own
- Hold up
- Ill at ease
- In advance
- In a nutshell
- In care of someone
- In cold blood
- In fact
- In general
- In your element
- In other words
- In plain English
- The ins and outs
- In someone’s shoes
- In the long / short run
- In the same boat
- In the clear
- In time (to do something)
- It goes without saying
- It’s on the tip of my tongue
- It’s time
- It’s worth it. / It’s not worth it
- It will do
- Jump at the opportunity / chance
- Would just as soon
- Just in case
- Just my luck!
- Keep an eye on
- Keep a straight face
- Keep (good) company
- Keep your word
- Keep me posted
- Keep your fingers crossed
- Kill time
- (not) know the first thing about
- Know the ropes
- Last-minute notice
- Lay your cards on the table
- Lay your life on the line
- Lead a dog’s life
- Lead me on
- Leave it at that
- Leave word
- Let bygones be bygones
- Let go of
- Let (it) go
- Let your hair down
- Let me down
- Let me know
- Like father, like son
- Little by little
- Look for
- Look forward to
- Look out / watch out
- Look up
- Lose your temper
- Lose your way
- Lose track of
- Lucky break / big break
- Make a living
- Make allowance for
- Make a point of
- Make ends meet
- Make friends
- Make fun of
- Make no bones about it
- (Make) room for
- Make sense
- Make up
- Make the most of smth
- Make up for smth
- Make up your mind
- Make yourself at home
- Man of his word
- Mean well
- Might as well
- Missing person
- Meet someone halfway
- Never mind
- Not to mention
- No wonder
- Now and again / then
- Odds and ends
- Off the cuff
- Off the point
- Off the record
- Once and for all
- On credit
- On edge
- Be on guard / stand guard
- On hand
- On your own
- On your toes
- On purpose
- On second thought
- On the/full/red alert
- On the carpet
- On the go
- On the off chance
- On the spot
- On the spur of the moment
- On time
- Out of your mind
- Go out of your way to do sth
- Out of the question
- Pack rat
- Pay attention
- Pick a fight
- Play your cards right
- Pot luck (dinner)
- Pull yourself together
- Pull the wool over someone’s eyes
- Put a damper on
- Put in a word for someone
- Put off
- Put your foot down
- Put your foot in it
- Put up with
- Quite a few / quite a bit of
- Rack your brain/brains
- Read between the lines
- Remember me to
- Right away
- Ring a bell
- Rock the boat
- Rub shoulders with
- Rub someone the wrong way
- Run into
- Save face
- Save your breath
- Scratch the surface
- See about
- Serve someone right
- Serve a purpose
- Show promise
- Show up
- Size up
- Sleep on it
- A slip of the tongue
- Slip your mind
- Smell a rat
- So far
- So much the better
- Spill the beans
- Stand a chance
- Stand out
- Stand to reason
- Straight from the shoulder
- Take a dim view of something
- Take a break
- Take advantage of
- Take after
- Take a stand on something
- Take care of
- Take hold of something
- Take into account
- Take it easy
- Take it for granted
- Take your breath away
- Take your time
- Take my word for it / take it from me
- Take pains / be at pains
- Take part in smth
- Take place
- Take your mind off things
- Take steps
- Take the words right out of your mouth
- Take time
- Take time off
- Take turns
- Talk back
- Talk it over
- Tell apart
- That’s just the point.
- The writing on the wall
- Think much of
- Think over
- Till you are blue in the face
- To make a long story short
- To say the least
- Try on
- Try your hand at something
- Turn on / off
- Turn out to be
- Turn over a new leaf
- Turn the tide
- Twist one’s arm
- Under the weather
- Up-and-coming
- Up in arms
- Up to par
- Used to
- Walk on air
- Waste your breath
- Watch your step
- Wet blanket
- Which way the wind blows
- White lie
- Word for word
- Would rather