100 Idioms Their Meanings For Students

 Here are 100 idioms along with their meanings:

1. A blessing in disguise

   • Meaning: Something that initially seems bad, but turns out to be good in the end.

2. A dime a dozen

   • Meaning: Something very common and easy to find.

3. Actions speak louder than words

   • Meaning: What someone does is more important than what they say.

4. All ears

   • Meaning: Eagerly listening or paying full attention.

5. Bite the bullet

   • Meaning: Face a difficult situation with courage.

6. Break the ice

   • Meaning: Initiate a conversation or interaction.

7. Bury the hatchet

   • Meaning: Make peace or reconcile after a conflict.

8. Burning the midnight oil

   • Meaning: Working or studying late into the night.

9. By the skin of one's teeth

   • Meaning: Just barely; narrowly avoiding failure or disaster.

10. Cost an arm and a leg

    • Meaning: Be very expensive.

11. Cry over spilled milk

    • Meaning: Regret something that has already happened.

12. Cut to the chase

    • Meaning: Get to the point without unnecessary details.

13. Dead in the water

    • Meaning: Without a chance of success or progress.

14. Don't count your chickens before they hatch

    • Meaning: Don't make plans based on uncertain events.

15. Don't put all your eggs in one basket

    • Meaning: Don't risk everything on a single venture.

16. Drop in the bucket

    • Meaning: A very small amount in comparison to what is needed.

17. Every cloud has a silver lining

    • Meaning: There's something positive in every bad situation.

18. Fish out of water

    • Meaning: Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new environment.

19. Get a taste of your own medicine

    • Meaning: Experience something you've dished out to others.

20. Give the benefit of the doubt

    • Meaning: Believe someone's statement, even if it's not confirmed.

21. Hit the nail on the head

    • Meaning: Describe something exactly as it is.

22. In hot water

    • Meaning: In trouble or facing difficulties.

23. Jump on the bandwagon

    • Meaning: Join a popular trend or activity.

24. Kick the bucket

    • Meaning: Pass away or die.

25. Kill two birds with one stone

    • Meaning: Achieve two things with a single action.

26. Let the cat out of the bag

    • Meaning: Reveal a secret or disclose confidential information.

27. Make a long story short

    • Meaning: Summarize a lengthy explanation.

28. Miss the boat

    • Meaning: Miss an opportunity.

29. On cloud nine

    • Meaning: Extremely happy or euphoric.

30. Once in a blue moon

    • Meaning: Very rarely, almost never.

31. Piece of cake

    • Meaning: Something very easy to do.

32. Pull someone's leg

    • Meaning: Tease or joke with someone.

33. Put all one's eggs in one basket

    • Meaning: Risk everything on a single venture.

34. Rain cats and dogs

    • Meaning: Raining very heavily.

35. Steal someone's thunder

    • Meaning: Take attention or credit away from someone.

36. The ball is in your court

    • Meaning: It's your responsibility to make a decision.

37. Throw in the towel

    • Meaning: Give up or surrender.

38. Under the weather

    • Meaning: Feeling unwell or sick.

39. Wild goose chase

    • Meaning: A futile or hopeless pursuit.

40. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

    • Meaning: Achieving something good often involves making sacrifices or facing difficulties.
    • 1. A penny for your thoughts - Asking someone what they are thinking.
      2. A piece of cake - Something very easy to do.
      3. A watched pot never boils - Time seems to pass slowly when you're waiting for something.
      4. Actions speak louder than words - What you do is more important than what you say.
      5. All ears - Eagerly listening to someone.
      6. All thumbs - Lacking skill or coordination, especially with one's hands.
      7. An arm and a leg - Something very expensive.
      8. At the drop of a hat - Willing to do something instantly.
      9. Barking up the wrong tree - Pursuing a mistaken or misguided course of action.
      10. Bite the bullet - To face a difficult situation with courage.
      11. Break a leg - Good luck or have a successful performance.
      12. Burning the midnight oil - Working or studying late into the night.
      13. Bury the hatchet - To make peace or end a conflict.
      14. Caught between a rock and a hard place - Facing a difficult choice with no easy solution.
      15. Costs an arm and a leg - Very expensive.
      16. Cry over spilled milk - Regret something that has already happened.
      17. Don't cry over spilled milk - Don't worry about things that have already happened and can't be changed.
      18. Don't judge a book by its cover - Don't judge someone or something based on appearance alone.
      19. Don't put all your eggs in one basket - Don't risk everything on a single venture.
      20. Every cloud has a silver lining - There's something positive in every bad situation.
      21. Fish out of water - Someone who feels uncomfortable in a new environment.
      22. Give the benefit of the doubt - Believe someone's statement without proof.
      23. Go the extra mile - Put in additional effort.
      24. Hit the nail on the head - Identify something exactly right.
      25. Hold your horses - Be patient, wait.
      26. In hot water - In trouble or facing difficulties.
      27. Jumping to conclusions - Making hasty judgments without full information.
      28. Kick the bucket - To pass away or die.
      29. Kill two birds with one stone - Accomplish two things with a single action.
      30. Let the cat out of the bag - Reveal a secret or disclose confidential information.
      31. Make a long story short - Summarize a lengthy explanation.
      32. Miss the boat - Miss an opportunity.
      33. Needle in a haystack - Something very hard to find.
      34. No pain, no gain - You have to work hard for results.
      35. On cloud nine - Extremely happy or euphoric.
      36. Once in a blue moon - Very rarely, almost never.
      37. Out of the frying pan and into the fire - Escaping one problem, but ending up in another.
      38. Piece of cake - Something very easy to do.
      39. Put all your eggs in one basket - Risk everything on a single venture.
      40. Raining cats and dogs - Raining very heavily.
      41. Read between the lines - Understand the hidden or implied meaning.
      42. Rolling in the dough - Very rich.
      43. Rule of thumb - A general principle or guideline.
      44. See the light at the end of the tunnel - To see signs of improvement after a difficult period.
      45. Sink or swim - Face a situation where you must either succeed or fail.
      46. Six of one, half a dozen of the other - Two alternatives that are equivalent or make no difference.
      47. Speak of the devil - Referring to someone who appears just as you mention them.
      48. Spill the beans - Reveal a secret.
      49. Steal someone's thunder - Take attention or credit away from someone.
      50. The ball is in your court - It's your responsibility to make a decision.
      51. The best of both worlds - Enjoying the benefits of two different situations.
      52. The elephant in the room - An obvious problem that no one wants to discuss.
      53. The whole nine yards - Everything, all the way.
      54. Throw in the towel - Give up or surrender.
      55. Turn a blind eye - Ignore or pretend not to notice something.
      56. Under the weather - Feeling unwell or sick.
      57. Up in the air - Uncertain or undecided.
      58. Walking on eggshells - Being very cautious to avoid causing offense or trouble.
      59. When pigs fly - Something that will never happen.
      60. Wild goose chase - A futile or hopeless pursuit.
      61. You can't have your cake and eat it too - You can't