Idioms and phrases

Common English idioms and phrases and their meanings.

English for Communication5 questions

Approach

Idioms mean something different from their literal words. Learn each with a sample sentence, and use the situation in the question to choose the meaning.

Practice questions

“To beat around the bush” means to:	Easy
“To call it a day” means to:	Easy
“Under the weather” means:	Easy
“To let the cat out of the bag” means to:	Medium
“To be on cloud nine” means to be:	Easy

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