Idioms and Phrases

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Idioms and Phrases

1. Like a fish out of water	In a strange situation
2. Smell a rat	Suspect something foul
3. Read between the lines	Understand the hidden meaning
4. Tooth and Nail	With all of one’s power
5. Spread like wild fire	Spread quickly
6. Hit the nail on the head	Do or say the exact thing
7. Burn the midnight Oil	Work or study hard
8. Under his thumb	Under his control
9. With a high hand	Oppressively
10. Gain ground	Become popular
11. By leaps and bounds	Rapidly
12. Make off with	To run away with
13. Pass away	to die
14. To cry for the moon	Ask for the impossible
15. To make a pig of oneself	To overeat
16. Donkey’s years	Very long time
17. To pull one’s leg	to joke; tease
18. To keep one’s fingers crossed	to hope fervently
19. To eat humble pie	To apologize in a humble manner
20. To fight a losing battle	Struggle without hope of success
21. A deadlock	A position when no progress can be made
22. A daredevil	A person who does not care for any consequences
23. Once in a blue moon	Very rarely
24. At a premium	Difficult to get or obtain
25. To play the game	To act honestly