Meaning: to cause you to remember that something is connected to you in some way. Example: The healthcare reforms struck a chord with voters. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/strike-a-chord/ #strikeachord #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS #TOEFL #englishlearning #learnenglish #englishteacher #studyenglish #englishlanguage #englishlesson #englishclass… Continue reading

Meaning: to say the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/call-a-spade-a-spade/ #callaspadeaspade #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS #TOEFL #englishlearning #learnenglish #englishteacher #studyenglish #englishlanguage #englishlesson #englishclass #improveenglishhttps://www.theidioms.com/call-a-spade-a-spade/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=wordpress Continue reading

Meaning: a person’s husband, wife, or usual partner. Example: Bring your other half next time you come. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/other-half/ #otherhalf #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS #TOEFL #englishlearning #learnenglish #englishteacher #studyenglish #englishlanguage #englishlesson #englishclass #improveenglishhttps://www.theidioms.com/other-half/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=wordpress Continue reading

Meaning: a way of saying that you are very pleased to see someone or something, or that you think someone or something is very attractive. Example: You’re a sight for sore eyes! Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/a-sight-for-sore-eyes/ #asightforsoreeyes #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS… Continue reading

Meaning: a reduction in the amount or success of something, such as a country’s economic activity. Example: They argued that, because there is an economic turndown, it is just the right time to move to a low-carbon economy. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/turn-down/ #turndown #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips… Continue reading

Meaning: something good that is promised but never happens. Example: As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/jam-tomorrow/ #jamtomorrow #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS #TOEFL #englishlearning #learnenglish #englishteacher #studyenglish #englishlanguage #englishlesson… Continue reading

Meaning: If someone or something gets better by/in leaps and bounds, he, she, or it improves very quickly. Example: Her Spanish has come on (= improved) in leaps and bounds this year. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/leaps-and-bounds/ #leapsandbounds #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS… Continue reading

Meaning: an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others. Example: There’s a clearly established pecking order in this office. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/pecking-order/ #peckingorder #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS #TOEFL #englishlearning… Continue reading

Meaning: used for describing someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive. Example: I don’t think of myself as being over the hill yet. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/over-the-hill/ #overthehill #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS #TOEFL #englishlearning #learnenglish #englishteacher #studyenglish #englishlanguage… Continue reading

Meaning: someone who behaves in an uncontrolled or unexpected way and is likely to cause problems for other people. Example: He’s seen as something of a loose cannon by other team members. Read more: https://www.theidioms.com/loose-cannon/ #loosecannon #idioms #englishidioms #idiomsandphrases #phrasalverbs #dailyenglish #commonphrases #sayings #slang #proverbs #englishgrammar #vocabulary #englishvocabulary #grammartips #wordoftheday #learnvocabulary #ESL #EFL #TESOL #IELTS… Continue reading