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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Laughing my ass off: Idomatic expressions

idioman idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that  means something different from what the words actually imply (e.g., dressed to kill means “well-dressed;”  fly off the handle means “to become very angry;” used to means “formerly”).
There are literally thousands of idiomatic expressions in the English language.  Here is a random  list of some of the more popular ones.  How many do you know?


the cold shoulder 
take a knee 

a fat cat 

half-baked idea 

cutthroat competition 

dressed to kill

fly off the handle

cross my heart and hope to die

get the ax
a change of heart 

have the world by the tail

 put your money where your mouth is 

save the day

sell someone short 

tighten your belt