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Common idioms for everyday conversation

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Everyday English idioms, from break the ice to once in a blue moon, with what they actually mean.

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Common idioms for everyday conversation: words and hints
Add	Word	Hint
	break the ice	start a conversation
	piece of cake	very easy
	under the weather	feeling ill
	cost an arm and a leg	be very expensive
	once in a blue moon	very rarely
	spill the beans	tell a secret
	hit the sack	go to bed
	let the cat out of the bag	reveal a secret by mistake
	on the fence	undecided
	the last straw	the final problem
	pull someone's leg	joke with someone
	keep an eye on	watch
	get cold feet	become nervous
	in hot water	in trouble
	go the extra mile	make extra effort

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