![]() I felt like a fish out of water in my new school. Meaning: To feel uncomfortable because you feel you do not belong in a place or situationĮ.g. I can’t make head or tail of what you’re saying. Meaning: To be completely unable to understand somethingĮ.g. Meaning: Used to tell someone who is becoming angry that they should stay calmĮ.g. Why are you so grouchy today? Did you get out of bed on the wrong side? Meaning: To feel slightly angry or annoyed for no particular reasonĮ.g. Speak of the devil! We just mentioned your name before you stepped in. Meaning: Used when someone you have just been talking about walks into the room where you are.Į.g. that you are no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything else.Į.g. Meaning: To be so excited, angry, interested, etc. You’re really like a bull in a china shop. Each time you enter the room, you knock something down. Meaning: If you are like a bull in a china shop, you keep knocking things over, dropping things, breaking things, etc.Į.g. Meaning: Something that is completely different from another thingĮ.g. The best plan is just to let sleeping dogs lie. Meaning: To deliberately avoid mentioning a subject, so that you do not cause any trouble or argumentĮ.g. She promises to help me with the dishes after the party, but she left me high and dry. Meaning: If someone is left high and dry, they are left without any help or without the things that they needĮ.g. Meaning: To help someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situationĮ.g. Meaning: A sudden very large fall in the price, value, or condition of something A: I guess we need a lot of money to carry out the planī: You’re absolutely right. Meaning: Used to say that what someone has said is exactly rightĮ.g. Meaning: To tell someone a secret, especially without intending toĮ.g. ![]() They paid him under the table so he wouldn’t have to pay taxes. Meaning: Money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegallyĮ.g. For passing all the exams successfully, her parents bent over backward to help her. Meaning: To try as hard as possible to help or please someoneĮ.g. The two sisters are as like as two peas in a pod. Meaning: Exactly the same in appearance, behaviour, etc.Į.g. Do you remember Jane? Well, she phoned me yesterday, completely out of the blue. Meaning: If something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpectedĮ.g. Why did you come home so late last night? Answer me! Cat got your tongue. Meaning: Used to ask someone why they are not talkingĮ.g. You will get all soaked the minute you step out. You can’t hold a candle to me when it comes to playing the piano.Į.g. Meaning: If something or someone cannot hold a candle to something or someone else, they are not as good as the other thing or personĮ.g. Can’t hold a candle to somebody/something ![]() At last, I told her, “People in glass house shouldn’t throw stones”.Ģ. She always criticized her friends for driving too fast, but she herself used to do it. Meaning: Used to say that you should not criticize someone for having a fault if you have the same fault yourselfĮ.g. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones ![]() Informal English Phrases for Daily Conversationsġ. Informal English Phrases for Daily Conversations | Image.Informal English Phrases for Daily Conversations.
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