15 common English idioms and phrases with their meaning

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A) I can’t afford this purse! It _______. I won’t be able to pay my rent!

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B) His birthday was supposed to be a surprise! I can’t believe you _____. Now he knows!

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C) Ha! John has been promising to paint the house for five years…. Maybe when _______.

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D) Yeah, it’ll _______. I need to sign some papers at Jenny’s school anyway so i’ll pick her up for you too.

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E) I don’t really like going out to bars anymore. I only go _______.

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F) I’m sorry I can’t come into work today. I’m ________. I have a sore throat and runny nose.

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G) They tried ________ when installing the pipes for the house and now we have leaks only one month after purchasing it!

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H) We missed our flight to Paris because the connecting flight was late and to ______ they made us pay for a new ticket as if it was our fault!

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J) Jane is just never on time to work, it’s really annoying. O wow, ______ here she comes…

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K) So we’re going to London, then Munich, then we will fly out of Athens, right? Great. I’m so glad to be traveling with someone I _______ with.

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M) OK, she might not be the most attractive but _________. I’m sure she is a sweetheart.

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So how did you do? Don’t forget to try and use these idioms and phrases when practicing your English. And do let us know if you need further clarification on commonly used idioms by leaving a comment below.

[mokhtaro]

Thank you for these lessons
here are my answers:
please correct me if there is any mistakes

I can’t afford this purse! It costs an arm and a leg. I won’t be able to pay my rent

His birthday was supposed to be a surprise! I can’t believe you let the cat out of the bag. Now he knows

Ha! John has been promising to paint the house for five years…. Maybe when pigs fly.

Yeah, it’ll be piece of cake. I need to sign some papers at Jenny’s school anyway so i’ll pick her up for you too.

I don’t really like going out to bars anymore. I only go once in a blue moon.

I’m sorry I can’t come into work today. I’m really feeling under the weather. I have a sore throat and runny nose.

They tried to cut corners when installing the pipes for the house and now we have leaks only one month after purchasing it

We missed our flight to Paris because the connecting flight was late and to add insult to injury they made us pay for a new ticket as if it was our fault

Jane is just never on time to work, it’s really annoying. O wow, speak of the devil here she comes.

So we’re going to London, then Munich, then we will fly out of Athens, right? Great. I’m so glad to be traveling with someone Isee eye to eye with.

OK, she might not be the most attractive but you cannot judge a book by its cover. I’m sure she is a sweetheart

[oussgamer]

Thank you bro

[القلم الأزرق]

More idioms :

It rains cats and dogs : it rains heavily
work against the clock : work quickly
Second to none : the best