What are some of your favorite or most-used idioms?

**Tarheel** · 01-Apr-2016, 18:22

How about:

deader than a door knob.

**emsr2d2** · 01-Apr-2016, 19:29

I've never heard that in BrE though we use "dead as a doorknob".

**Amigos4** · 01-Apr-2016, 19:39

One of my favorites:

"Elvis has left the building!" (The show has come to an end. It's all over.)

**Tarheel** · 01-Apr-2016, 19:44

"He puts himself on a pedestal" is one that came to mind recently.

**Amigos4** · 01-Apr-2016, 20:06

"Speak of the devil!" (Used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.)

**Tarheel** · 01-Apr-2016, 20:55

"Hit the nail on the head" is a good one.

**Amigos4** · 02-Apr-2016, 00:56

"Don't give up your day job!" (You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.)

**emsr2d2** · 02-Apr-2016, 09:55

Originally Posted by Amigos4

"Speak of the devil!" (Used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.)

In BrE, that's "Talk of the devil!"

**Raymott** · 02-Apr-2016, 10:02

Originally Posted by emsr2d2

I've never heard that in BrE though we use "dead as a doorknob".

**emsr2d2** · 02-Apr-2016, 10:28

"Deaf as a post" in BrE!

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