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englishidiomsb2
Everyday idioms
The idioms native speakers use most in conversation, with where they come from when it helps.
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break the ice
to help people who have just met feel relaxed with each othersocial
under the weather
feeling slightly illhealth
hit the sack
to go to beddaily-lifeinformal
call it a day
to stop working on something for nowwork
burn the midnight oil
to work or study late into the nightwork
cut corners
to do a job badly or cheaply to save time or moneywork
go the extra mile
to make more effort than anyone expects of youeffort
a piece of cake
something very easy to doeffort
bite the bullet
to force yourself to do something unpleasant that cannot be avoidedeffort
bite off more than you can chew
to take on a task too big for you to manageeffort
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