Top 10 English Expressions

in esl •  5 years ago 

Speak of the devil. = When the person we were just talking about shows up.

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When you think or speak about someone or something it seems this universe loves to make them appear. When this happens we say, “Speak of the devil!”

perfect storm = many bad things at once

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Sometimes we are in a bad situation when even more things go wrong. When they all go wrong at the same time and or place, we call this a perfect storm.

Better late than never. = It’s better to show up late then not at all.

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Sometimes we can’t help but to show up late. If we do show up late it shows we still care. If we don’t show up, then it looks like we don’t care at all.

Break the ice. = Make others feel relaxed.

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When you tell a joke or say something to make people feel good it is better than feeling cold and awkward. That’s why it’s called, breaking the ice.

Call it a day. = Stop working for the day.

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Either there is nothing more to do or you just want to stop working, so we say, “Let’s call it a day.”

Live and learn. = Learn from your mistakes.

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Rather then get down about our mistakes, we say, live and learn, to remind ourselves that we can turn negative experiences into positive ones.

piece of cake = very easy

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If your boss asks you if you can do a job that you think is easy, you can answer, “Peice of cake.”

Kill two birds with one stone. = Get two things done at the same time.

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In this busy multitasking world we need to get many things done. If we can do two or more with one action we’ll say, “Kill two birds with one stone.”

So far so good. = Everything is OK now.

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If someone asks you how things are going and you don’t have any problems or bad feelings, you can say, ok, or “So far so good.”

You can say that again! = I agree.

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It’s nice when people agree with you or have the same opinion. When we say, “You can say that again.” we just feel good you agree we don’t really want you to repeat your words.

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