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Idioms: They are expressions used to illustrate or show
a meaning or a literal meaning of a sentence or a verb.
Idioms Meaning
Raining cats and dogs Raining very hard
Hold your horses Stop, don’t make a rapid decision/move
In the same boat In the same situation
Till the cows come home For a long time
When pigs fly Never
Rise and shine Wake up
Hands down No competition
The ball is in your court Make the decision
You can’t judge a book You can’t judge something/
by its cover someone by their appearance
Cry over something that happened
Cry over spilt milk
in the past
See eye to eye Two people agree on something
A hot potato Hard situation to deal with
Piece of cake Something very easy
Apple of one’s eye Someone that is very loved
go crazy or become excited
Go bananas about something
Like father like son Someone similar to his/her father
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