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Drive a hard bargain: To arrange a transaction so that it benefits oneself.Put the cart before the horse: To do things out of the proper order.Paddle one’s own canoe: To be able to act independently.In the same boat: Same unpleasant or difficult situation.Go under the knife: To have an operation in surgery, often a cosmetic surgery.Clean bill of health: A report or certificate that a person or animal is healthy.As fit as a fiddle: To be healthy and physically fit.Change your tune: Change your opinion about something or someone.A penny saved is a penny earned: You will save money by being careful about how much you spend.Dime a dozen: Very common and no special value easily available.Your heart sinks: Feel very unhappy and despondent.Face like a wet week-end: Look sad and miserable.Cry one’s eyes out: Cry a lot and for a long time.Life is just a bowl of cherries: The life is pleasant and uncomplicated.Like a dog with two tails: Extremely happy.Nutty as a fruit cake: Someone who is a bit crazy.

Over the hill/ Old as the hill: Someone who is very old.Barrel of laugh: Someone who is very funny.Dressed to the nines: Dressed fashionably.Dog days of summer: The hottest, most humid days of summer.Goody two shoes: Someone who tries to be perfect.Smart cookie: A person who is very intelligent.Crocodile tears: Fake tears or false sadness.Cool as a cucumber: Very calm, not nervous.On your high horse: Superior or arrogant position.Through the grapevine: The informal spreading, gossip, or rumors.I was knocked on my heels: I was surprised.Have stumbled upon: To accidentally discover something.Hands down: For certain the right answer.Gone off track: Forgot about your future goal.Easier said than done: Easy to say, but hard to actually do.Driving me bananas: Making me feel crazy.Close but no cigar: Close but failed at the end.Can’t stand (something): To dislike something.Big task on your hand: Having something important to finish.Beating around the bush: Not discussing what is important/ procrastinating.A blessing in disguise: Seems bad, but is actually good.Get up on the wrong side of the bed: Someone that is having a horrible day.I have butterflies in my stomach: You’re either in love or nervous.Spit it out: Say what you’re trying to say.To kill 2 birds with 1 stone: To solve 2 problems at once with 1 action.Couch potato: Someone who lies around and barely moves.

A drop in the bucket: A very small or unimportant amount.

Buy a lemon: To buy something that doesn’t work well (usually refers to care).

A bad egg: Someone who behaves in a dishonest way.

Pie in the sky: Something you hope will happen, but is very likely.

Bent out of shape: To feel upset or annoyed about something.

Eat crow: To have to admit that you made a mistake.

“ To shed crocodile tears” means to cry about something but without actually caring or another example is “ It’s raining cats and dogs” means it’s raining heavily. “ Break a leg” – This is a way to wish someone good luck. Take some examples of idioms to understand more what it is. Slang is usually special words or special meanings of normal words that are known only to a particular group of people. Idioms are made of normal words that have a special meaning known to almost everyone. An idiom is a common word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning but can be understood because of their popular use.