COMMON IDIOMS IN USE

COMMON IDIOMS IN USE

1. Fat chance!: used to express something will never happen

Eg: Do you think that the boss will let us leave early

Fat chance!

2. Not on your life: to emphasize thay you have no intention to do Something

Eg: Are you going to work this weekend

Not on your life. I am going to spend the day on the beach

3. Believe or not: used to express your surprise when talking about something

Eg: Believe or not, It didn’t rain all the time we were in London

4. You’ll never guess: used when you are going to talk about interesting things

Eg: You’ll never guess,my boss wants me to be a manager

5. Heaven knows: I don’t know 

Eg: heaven knows why she left him

6. There’s nothing to touch something: Something is the best

Eg: There’s nothing to touch her beauty

7. If you ask me: used when you are going to talk about your opinion

Eg: if you ask me, young criminals should be put into prison

8. That’s news to me: used when you talk about something you don’t know 

Eg: Bill and Jane were never married

That’s news to me. He always referred to her as his wife

9. It’s beyond me: to emphasize that you don’t know

Eg: It’s beyond me why he said good bye to me

10. Not my cup of tea: Is not something you like

Eg: reading books is not my cup of tea

11. Too good to be true: tobe impossible to be true

Eg: I though I had won the lottery last week but it was too good to be true

12. You mark my words: notice what I say

Eg: you mark my words. That young man will end up in prison

13. You took the words right out of my mouth: I agree with you

Eg: you took the words right out of my mouth. We need to delay that meeting

14. Who cares? : I don’t care

Eg: we are going to be late for that meeting

Who cares? It’s going to be boring

15. In your dreams!: used to say that something will not happen

Eg: one day I’m going to live in that house

In your dream! You’d have to be a billionaire to afford it

16. Give it a rest: used to ask someone to stop talking and doing something

Eg: give it a rest, mary. I am tired of listening to you

17. Guess what? : Do you know?

Eg: guess what? Jill and Pete are expecting a baby

18. What a thought: used to mention something unhappy

Eg: Perhaps your father will marry Sarah

What a thought! We all dislike her

19. It beats me: I cant believe that

It beats me why you are still in love with him

20. I can’t believe my eyes that....: Something is impossible

Eg: I can’t believe my eyes that I have passed the exams.