English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions

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An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make idioms hard for ESL students and learners to understand. Here, we provide a dictionary of 3,632 English idiomatic expressions with definitions.

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EntryFeather-brained
Added on 10-Feb-2012
EntryEasy on the eyes
Added on 10-Feb-2012
EntryHopping mad
Added on 8-Feb-2012
EntryCute as a button
Added on 5-Feb-2012
EntrySo what
Added on 31-Jan-2012
EntryNo peace for the wicked
Added on 28-Jan-2012
EntryNo rest for the wicked
Added on 28-Jan-2012
EntryHit home
Added on 26-Jan-2012
EntryKill with kindness
Added on 24-Jan-2012
EntrySweat bullets
Added on 22-Jan-2012
EntryGood-for-nothing
Added on 22-Jan-2012
EntryA light purse is a heavy curse
Added on 22-Jan-2012
EntryMake tracks
Added on 14-Jan-2012
EntryJump ship
Added on 12-Jan-2012
EntryBrevity is the soul of wit
Added on 5-Jan-2012
EntryBread and circuses
Added on 5-Jan-2012
EntryBoys will be boys
Added on 5-Jan-2012
EntryNot my brother's keeper
Added on 5-Jan-2012
EntryBuck stops here
Added on 5-Jan-2012
EntryOn the double
Added on 5-Jan-2012
EntryBefore you can say knife
Added on 4-Jan-2012
EntryWhole cloth
Added on 28-Dec-2011
EntryClose ranks
Added on 27-Dec-2011
EntryCut from the same cloth
Added on 13-Dec-2011
EntryDice with death
Added on 12-Dec-2011
EntryPushing at an open door
Added on 8-Dec-2011
EntryIn a coon's age
Added on 1-Dec-2011
EntryAt the crossroads
Added on 28-Nov-2011
EntryFrench letter
Added on 27-Nov-2011
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