Vocabulary: Cultural idioms that native speakers actually use

English · C2 · Lesson 7 · 20 words

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spill the beans

idiom

Reveal a secret

beat around the bush

idiom

Avoid addressing the main point

break the ice

idiom

Start a conversation

hit the nail on the head

idiom

State something correctly

cut to the chase

idiom

Get to the point

pull someone's leg

idiom

Tease someone

bite the bullet

idiom

Accept something difficult

under the weather

idiom

Slightly ill

piece of cake

idiom

Very easy

burn the midnight oil

idiom

Work late into the night

let the cat out of the bag

idiom

Reveal a secret

cost an arm and a leg

idiom

Very expensive

once in a blue moon

idiom

Rarely or infrequently

rain cats and dogs

idiom

Rain heavily

kill two birds with one stone

idiom

Accomplish two things at once

barking up the wrong tree

idiom

Pursue something wrongly

when pigs fly

idiom

Never going to happen

steal someone's thunder

idiom

Take credit that belongs to someone else

break a leg

idiom

Good luck (said to a performer)

the ball is in your court

idiom

It's your turn to act