Practical English for Daily Life｜English Idioms (Idioms) that Can't Be Read Literally

English idioms that cannot be read directly 😮

Break a leg is not a broken foot🦵

Break the ice is not for you to smash the ice cubes🧊

These idioms are super common in daily conversation 🧐

After learning it is guaranteed to be scary! 😂

1) At the drop of a hat 🧢

👉 Immediately, immediately 👉 Like the moment the hat fell from the hand to the ground

📕Example sentences

I am so starving that I can eat these up at the drop of a hat !
I'm starving! I could even eat them all right away!

2) A leap of faith

👉 leap: means to leap 👉 to do or believe something that is not easy to believe

📕Example sentences

It took a big leap of faith to decide to quit my job and try something new.
It's not an easy decision to leave to try something new.

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3) Break a leg 🦵

👉 Wish the other party good luck (especially before going on stage); it means a successful performance.

📕Example sentences

All you have to do now is to relax yourself. You will be fine. Break a leg!
All you have to do now is relax and you'll be fine. good luck!

4) Break the ice 🧊

👉Break the ice; break the deadlock; break the cold field

📕Example sentences

He is so sociable that he's always the one who breaks the ice at parties.
He's very sociable, so he's always the first to break the ice at a party.

5) (Something) is the new black. ⚫

👉Represents that something is popular and the most fashionable, because black used to be a versatile color in the fashion industry.

📕Example sentences

Pink is the new black.
Pink is the trendiest color right now.

6) Full steam ahead 💨

👉 steam: steam 👉 full steam ahead: full steam ahead 👉 Refers to full steam ahead energetically and with all your strength.

📕Example sentences

Now that problem is out of the way, it's full steam ahead to get the job finished.
Now that the problem is solved, it's time to go full speed ahead and get the job done.

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