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idioms with their meaning 10-15​

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Answered by sandhya40gaonkar
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A blessing in disguise

Meaning: A good thing that initially seemed bad

A dime a dozen

Meaning: Something that is very common, not unique

Adding insult to injury

Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse

Beat around the bush

Meaning: Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable

Beating a dead horse

Meaning: Giving time or energy to something that is ended or over

Bite the bullet

Meaning: To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually

Best of both worlds

Meaning: The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time

Biting off more than you can chew

Meaning: Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing

By the skin of your teeth

Meaning: Just barely making it

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Meaning: Not judging something by its initial appearance

Doing something at the drop of a hat

Meaning: Doing something at the moment of being asked

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Meaning: Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened

Caught between a rock and a hard place

Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices

Costs an arm and a leg

Meaning: Something that is overpriced or very expensive

Cutting corners

Meaning: Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money

Devil’s advocate

Meaning: To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view

Feeling under the weather

Meaning: Not feeling well, or feeling sick

Fit as a fiddle

Meaning: Being in good health

Getting a taste of your own medicine

Meaning: Being treated the way that you have been treating others

Getting a second wind

Meaning: Having energy again after being tired

Giving the benefit of the doubt

Meaning: Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable

Giving someone the cold shoulder

Meaning: Ignoring someone

Going on a wild goose chase

Meaning: Doing something that is pointless

Heard it on the grapevine

Meaning: Hearing rumors about someone or something

Hitting the nail on the head

Meaning: Performing a task with exactness

Killing two birds with one stone

Meaning: Accomplishing two different tasks in the same undertaking

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