Idioms help you sound more natural in English. They make your speaking clear, strong, and confident. This dictionary is made for idioms learners. You can search any idiom easily. You can also learn idioms from A to Z. Topics are simple too, such as daily life, work, money, time, emotions, relationships, health, travel, nature, and weather.
Each idiom has a simple meaning. It also has a clear definition. You will also see an easy sentence for real conversation. The goal is not to memorize everything at once. Learn a few idioms daily. Read the sentence. Understand the meaning. Then try to use the idiom when you speak.
This dictionary helps you build better vocabulary. It also helps you understand English expressions faster. Use it daily and improve your idioms step by step.
hang on by an eyebrow and hang on by one’s eyebrows
to be just hanging on or just surviving.
He hasn’t yet failed, but he is just hanging on by an eyebrow.
hang on to someone’s coat-tails
to gain good fortune or success through another person’s success, rather than through one’s own efforts.
Bill isn’t very creative, so he hangs on to John’s coat-tails.
Hang on to your hat! and Hold on to your hat!
Prepare for a sudden surprise or shock. (Informal.)
Are you ready to hear the final score? Hang on to your hat! We won ten–nil!
have a foot in both camps
to have an interest in or to support each of two opposing groups of people.
The shop steward had been promised promotion and so had a foot in both camps during the strike—workers and management.
have eyes bigger than one’s stomach
to have a desire for more food than one could possibly eat.
I know I have eyes bigger than my stomach, so I won’t take a lot of food.
have something up one’s sleeve
to have a secret or surprise plan or solution (to a problem). (Refers to cheating at cards by having a card hidden up one’s sleeve.)
He hasn’t lost yet. He has something up his sleeve.
have the courage of one’s convictions
to have enough courage and determination to carry out one’s aims.
It’s fine to have noble goals in life and to believe in great things. If you don’t have the courage of your convictions, you’ll never succeed.
have the Midas touch
to have the ability to be successful, especially the ability to make money easily. (From the name of a legendary king whose touch turned everything to gold.)
Bob is a merchant banker and really has the Midas touch.
here’s to someone or something
an expression used as a toast, wishing the best to someone or something.
Here’s to Jim and Mary! May they be very happy!
high-flyer
a person who is ambitious or who is very likely to be successful. (Informal.)
Jack was one of the high-flyers of our university year and he is now in the Foreign Office.
home and dry
having been successful in one’s aims.
There is the cottage we are looking for. We are home and dry.
hot under the collar
very angry. (Informal.)
The solicitor was really hot under the collar when you told him you lost the contract.
How To Use Idioms Dictionary
- You can use this dictionary in different ways. Start with the idioms you hear often in movies, conversations, or online posts. Search them here and understand their real meaning. Then read the example sentence and try to speak your own sentence.
- You can also learn idioms by topic. Choose daily life idioms for normal conversation. Choose work and business idioms for office English. Choose money, time, emotion, relationship, health, travel, nature, and weather idioms to improve your topic-based vocabulary.
- A good way to learn is to save your favorite idioms in a notebook. Write the idiom, its meaning, and your own sentence. Review them after a few days. This will help you remember them better.
- Do not use idioms everywhere. Use them only when they fit the situation. The goal is to sound natural, not forced.
- Keep learning slowly. A few useful idioms daily can improve your English speaking a lot.
Here’s a separate section for kids: 100 Common Idioms for Kids
FAQs about Idioms Dictionary
An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning. You cannot always understand it by translating each word.
Type the full idiom or any main word in the search box. The dictionary will show matching idioms with meaning and sentence.
Start with a few idioms daily. Read the meaning, understand the sentence, and try to make your own sentence.
Yes. You can learn idioms by topics like daily life, work, money, time, emotions, relationships, health, travel, nature, and weather.
Yes. The meanings and sentences are written in simple English, so beginners can understand and practice easily.
Idioms help you sound more natural in English. Use them in the right situation to make your speaking more confident.
No. Use idioms only when they fit the situation. The goal is to sound natural, not forced.
