A piece of cake is Something straightforward to make.
Taking a bath is a piece of cake for me; I like to take a bath. It’s so easy.
Break the ice. Breaking the ice means starting a conversation in a social setting. It implies that when we go to a party or a function, we are strangers, and nobody is talking to each other. So, at that time, if you start the Conversation, that means you’re breaking the ice.
At a party, nobody was speaking. So I, you know, broke the ice by cracking a joke.
Hit the books. It means studying hard and you hit the books every day, whether you study hard or not.
I must hit the books during the maths exam because math is complex.
Spilling the beans means revealing a secret by mistake.
I spill the beans about my sister to my mom, and I do so whenever we fight.
Biting the bullet means bravely facing a problematic situation. There was a challenging time, but you faced it great. So that is gone; bite the bullet. Doing courageously means doing some hard work and overcoming your fears.
While studying during COVID-19, I had to bite the bullet by staying indoors and learning my lessons.
Under the weather means you feel sick or unwell. You’re called under the well if you’re down with a fever.
During summer vacations, I remain under the weather because I play in the dust.
A piece of the pie means Something straightforward. Something you can do comfortably, like swimming, is a piece of pie for me.
It costs an arm and a leg, which means Something costly.
For example, I can say that an iPhone 15 would cost me an arm and a leg.
Hit the sack means to go to bed or sleep.
I hit the sack at 10 p.m. because I get up early at 6 a.m. I hit the sack at 10 in the morning.
Being in the same boat means being in the same difficult situation as others. When you know someone is in the same situation as you, that person is called into the same boat.
My friend Akash is in the same boat as I am because we are both struggling with mathematics.
My friends and I are in the same boat because we forgot to do a science project.
It is raining cats and dogs, so it is raining heavily. It is challenging for me to go out to play cricket because it’s raining cats and dogs.
My mom doesn’t allow me to go out whenever it rains, cats or dogs, because getting wet in the rain and corners could make me feel under the weather.
Cutting corners means doing Something that takes time or money but isn’t the best quality.
During that time, I cut corners and purchased a low-quality laptop.
On my birthday, I cut corners and brought a cake that was not tasty or healthy.
Hold your horses means waiting for a moment or being patient.
In football, you need to hold your horses to score a goal because you have to wait for your opponent to make a mistake Means for scoring a goal. It’s not like you can score a goal on every move. Sometimes, you Score because your opponent commits an error.
The ball is in your court, which means this decision Is on you. It would help if you made a decision. No one else, no other person, would make it.
I have the ball in my court regarding my trip to China because nobody is stopping me from doing so. The decision is mine.
The coach will decide whether you play football, so the ball is in his court.
Burning the midnight oil means you forget your sleep when you like to study or work at night. That is called burning the midnight oil.
During my 12th standard, I had to burn the midnight oil to pass my exams with flying colors.
During my annual exams, I studied hard and burned the midnight oil. Because of that, I got good marks.
Barking up the wrong tree means looking in the wrong place, like using the wrong person. It implies the blame should go on the other person, but you are targeting another person.
While arguing with him, I realized I was barking up the wrong tree because it was not his fault—it was someone else’s.
I was barking up the wrong tree when I argued with one of my friends. His twin brother committed the mistake, and I was talking to the wrong person.
Cold feet: Cold feet mean being nervous or anxious about Something you plan to do.
I had cold feet before going to the batting during the cricket match.
Once in a blue moon means a rare scenario that happens very rarely.
I eat non-vegetarian food once in a blue moon.
I see a movie in the theater once in a blue moon.
Killing two birds with one stone means achieving a task with a single action.
By learning to cook food, I Killed two birds with one stone. First, I improved my health. Second, I saved money.
I was playing chess. I Killed two birds with one stone because I also learned to play chess, and I started thinking, and my thinking power increased.
Holding your tongue means staying silent and not indulging in speaking.
Whenever my friends fight, I hold my tongue and wait for things to get normal.
I hold my tongue whenever elders talk and wait for my chance to speak.
Kicking the bucket means to die.
I want to do many things before I kick the bucket.
My friend’s puppy kicked the bucket yesterday. So he was sad and didn’t come to school.
On cloud nine means extremely happy; when you have too much happiness, you are on cloud nine. So, when I scored 90% in the seventh standard, I was on cloud nine. I was also on cloud nine as a man of the match in one football tournament.
Burning the candle at both ends means overworking. When you do too many things, multitask, and burn the candle at both ends, you overwork. During COVID-19, I was burning the candle at both ends. I was also managing my studies and my, you know, home tasks together. My customer is burning the candles at both ends because he is also working and studying for a new job.
Catch someone red-handed means when someone is doing Something wrong, and you caught that person? I caught my friend red-handed when he stole money from my wallet. I got my friend red-handed while it was, uh, taking a choke from the cupboard. And don’t do the job.
Jump on the Bandwagon. That means others are doing Something, and you also join them; most likely, their activity is widespread. Like my friends, I joined the Bandwagon by launching my YouTube channel. I also jumped on the Bandwagon and started wearing a feisty T-shirt like my friends.
Hit the nail on the head means when you do Something correctly. So that is called hitting the nail on the head. I hit the nail by scoring a perfect goal during the match. I hit the nail on my head during my red-handed race. And I was asked who would win Last month today.
Let sleeping dogs lie means there’s an issue, but you do not want to drag it because it could cause trouble. So, you refrain from indulging in that you’re not discussing the topic. So let that be; let sleeping dogs lie. It’s better to let sleeping dogs lie and start afresh to save the friendship. Don’t argue about yesterday’s match. Let the sleeping let sleeping dogs play.