http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/4/bbqjl/Post.htm#954287Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:01:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954287Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/4/bbqjl/Post.htm#954287http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-954287.xmlIs then too late to warn you that below explanation should read " WITHOUT COMPASSION..." English Idiom #37 IN COLD BLOOD Explanation of English Idiom #37 WITH COMPASSION OR MERCY. USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RUTHLESS MURDER. Example of English Idiom #37 "THE ASSASSIN WAS EVIL. HE KILLED HIM IN COLD BLOOD." trellianhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/4/bbqjl/Post.htm#952578Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:01:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:952578Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/4/bbqjl/Post.htm#952578http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-952578.xmlthank you vry much. i muz be lucky to come across this site, i am memerizing all the idioms for my exams tmr.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#911664Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:56:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:911664Clive2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#911664http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-911664.xmlHi, Please tell us what your choice is, first. Please don't use all capitals. It makes us feel like you are SHOUTING at us. Please say 'Please'. We are all volunteers here. Thank you, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#911642Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:32:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:911642Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#911642http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-911642.xmlGIVE THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR THE IDIOM- GLOSS OVER (A)ENCORAGE (B)PRAISE (C)TRY TO HIDE (D)TO BE TRANSPARENT.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#899713Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:03:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:899713MrPernickety4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#899713http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-899713.xmlKeep up the great work ! Nicely done, I found some idioms that I didn't know It's a motherload of good advice on English idiomatic usage As an aside, I just want to pouint out that idiom #20 is less common. The more common expression is " To each his own "http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#895398Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:37:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:895398Anonymous5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#895398http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-895398.xmlbreak a cleg Putting idioms into your everyday conversation. Make up as many sentences as you can using a certain idiom. Write down the idiom and its context as soon as possible after you hear it said. If you do these things, the idioms will be popping out as you speak! AND, you will notice that people say them all the time. You just didn't notice before! CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#895397Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:36:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:895397Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#895397http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-895397.xmlbreak a cleg Putting idioms into your everyday conversation. Make up as many sentences as you can using a certain idiom. Write down the idiom and its context as soon as possible after you hear it said. If you do these things, the idioms will be popping out as you speak! AND, you will notice that people say them all the time. You just didn't notice before! CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#704686Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:19:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:704686Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#704686http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-704686.xmlyou should put "egar beaver" in there because i dont know what it means and i need it for school please and thank you, hollyann Smile" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" mce_src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif">http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#651951Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:55:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:651951Anonymous8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#651951http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-651951.xmlthis is such a huge list i would hate to typ it! who ever did this did a great job! i am using these idioms for a homewrok assignment! so i greatkly thank those who made this list!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#637804Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:637804Masa339http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#637804http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-637804.xmlwell done , Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#637252Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:637252Anonymous10http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/3/bbqjl/Post.htm#637252http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-637252.xmlsome childern let down the back tyre of my carhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#577992Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:577992Anonymous11http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#577992http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-577992.xmlplzzz kindly put search button for direct excess to idioms..rather than lookin for whole list... neways its fantastic to see ur effortss..its gr8 keep it up and *** s 4 the help..http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#569017Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:569017Anonymous12http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#569017http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-569017.xmlHah you are good!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#568217Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:568217uniyal13http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#568217http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-568217.xmlAs you so so shall you reap God help those who help themself Barking dogs seldom bitehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#568215Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:568215uniyal14http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#568215http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-568215.xmlfinehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#434721Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:434721Anonymous15http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#434721http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-434721.xmlthese idioms are the most common ones or nothttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#284840Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:284840Anonymous16http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#284840http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-284840.xmlKeep them coming. I use them in my current events classhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#143521Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:143521CalifJim17http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#143521http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-143521.xml"sitting in the catbird seat" is "sitting pretty" or "being on top of the world" or even "having the upper hand". Whoever is sitting in the catbird seat is having an easy life full of success, has no problems, and is in an advantageous position with regard to a given situation. A catbird is a kind of mockingbird very good at imitating the sound of other animals, particularly the sounds of cats. Catbirds and their cousins the mockingbirds like to find the highest spot in the neighborhood and survey the area from there while they practice their calls. (The last few summers I've had personal experience with this. Our mockingbirds in California will imitate anything, including car alarms, and one of them has been perching on...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#143347Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:143347pieanne18http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#143347http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-143347.xmlI've never heard of "carbird", and neither have the dictionaries...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#143338Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:143338Anonymous19http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/2/bbqjl/Post.htm#143338http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-143338.xmlHey i need help on an Idiom. Could anyone tell me what " sitting in the carbird seat" means ???http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#95846Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:95846bvpraveen20http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#95846http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-95846.xmlI will try to follow your advice.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#94405Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:94405CalifJim21http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#94405http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-94405.xmlPutting idioms into your everyday conversation. Make up as many sentences as you can using a certain idiom. Write down the idiom and its context as soon as possible after you hear it said. If you do these things, the idioms will be popping out as you speak! AND, you will notice that people say them all the time. You just didn't notice before! CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#94124Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:94124inulilian22http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#94124http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-94124.xmlthanks for all the idioms here! My problem is i am just not that confident when using idioms, unless they are the commonly used ones, u know, certain idioms are not that frequently used. Can anybody there help me out when it comes to puting idioms into daily talking? Many thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93841Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93841yunyunsong23http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93841http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-93841.xmlThank you very much . namely you have give something important to my english study!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93788Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93788neetu24http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93788http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-93788.xmlWell done I appericiate ur efforts . Do you know all ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93389Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93389bvpraveen25http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93389http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-93389.xmlI do agree with LL and MrM. It's next to impossible for a learner to learn them at one go. You had better posted them one by one. Anyway, well done. I will try to learn one idiom per day. Thanks Mohanad.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93307Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93307LanguageLover26http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93307http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-93307.xmlI completely agree with Mister Micawber. But anyway, you can add some other new idioms every other/2 days, or whenever you have the time. That will attract lots of viewers, and also useful information for other learners. Good luck,http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93245Fri, 22 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93245Mister Micawber27http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htm#93245http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-93245.xmlIf you posted them one by one, you would keep your thread at the top of the list, Mohanad.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htmSun, 22 Feb 2009 06:47:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:93222mohanad28http://www.englishforums.com/English/ListOfIdioms/bbqjl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-93222.xmlList of 101 English Idioms English Idiom #1 DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB Explanation of English Idiom #1 YOU ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT THAT. YOU COULD DEFINITELY NOT DO IT PROFESSIONALLY. Example of English Idiom #1 "I REALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU SING BUT DON'T GIVE UP YOUR DAY JOB." English Idiom #2 A CASH COW Explanation of English Idiom #2 AN EASY WAY TO EARN MONEY REGULARLY. Example of English Idiom #2 "INCOME TAX IS A REAL CASH COW FOR THE GOVERNMENT." English Idiom #3 BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW Explanation of English Idiom #3 TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS TOO DIFFICULT OR TIME CONSUMING TO FINISH. Example of English Idiom #3 "I'M GLAD YOU WANT TO PREPARE THE REPORT BY YOURSELF. JUST BE SURE...