10 idioms and their meanings with sentences

English 10 idioms and their meanings with sentences

Daredevil: someone who takes unnecessary risks

Cheapskate: someone who hates to spend money

Joined at the hip: to be exceptionally close to someone

Elbow grease: hard physical effort

Oddball: a weirdo or a strange person

Down-To-Earth: sensible and realistic

As red as a cherry: Very red

To go bananas: To go crazy

The apple of someone’s eye: At the present moment; for now

Second banana: A person in a subservient position

The cherry on the cake: The final thing that makes something perfect

A bite at the cherry: An opportunity to achieve something

A plum job: An easy, pleasant job that also pays well

Go pear-shaped: To fail; to go wrong

Cool as a cucumber: Calm even in difficult or frustrating situations

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