Idiom in English
Idiom
Idiom | Meaning |
Zip your mouth! | Keep your mouth shut don’t say anything. |
Zip your lip! | Close your mouth be quiet. |
Keep quiet … (something). | |
My car is a lemon | Mean your car doesn’t work very well. |
To be in the red. | To be in debt. |
To see red. | To be very angry. |
To wave (raise/ carry) a white flag. | To surrenderកាចុះចាញ់, ប្រគល់អោយor give up. |
Browned off. | To be bored, fed up or disheartened.ធុញទ្រាន់ |
To be yellow. | To be cowardly.ខ្លាច, មិនក្លាហាន |
Chow down. | Eat. Example: time for lunch! Let’s go chow down! |
Beatingការវាយ around the bush. | Avoiding a topic. Example: I know he wants to tell me something, but he keeps beating around the bush. I have no idea what he wants. |
Break a leg. | Good luck. Example: You are going for a job interview? Break a leg! |
Crackបំបែក someone up. | Make them laugh. Example: I love that comedian! He always cracks me up! |
Cup of joe | Cup of coffee. Example: I’m tired. I think I’ll get a cup ofjoe. |
Cut to the chaseដេញ | Leave out the details. Example: You don’t have to tell me the whole story. Just cut to the chase! |
Flip the bird | Raising the middle finger, a rude gesture. Example: When I changed lanes the man in the car behind me flipped me the bird! |
Go the extra mile | Go beyond what is required. Example: I only needed help with one question, but the teacher went the extra mile and helped me with the whole worksheet. |
Hit the sackសំពៀត | Go to bed. Example: I’m tired. I think I’ll hit the sack. |
To break the ice | To be the first to say or do something hoping that other will join you. |
To have a chip កំទិចon your shoulder | Describes a person who is angry and defensive or who is always ready to argue or fight. |
Hold your horses | Be patient; wait a minute. |
Over the hill | Old or too old to do something. |
On cloud nine | Very happy or excited. |
Pulling your leg | Teasing you. |
Butter someone up | Be extra nice to someone (usually for selfish reasons) |
cheesy | Silly |
Cool as a cucumberត្រសក់ | Very relaxed. |
Cream of the crop | The best. |
(don’t ) cry over spilled milk | Get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed. |
Break a leg | A way to wish someone good luck. |
To live it up | To enjoy life. |
To kick the bucket ធុង | To die. |
Shape up or ship out | When you tell someone if their behavior does not improve they will have to leave. |
To spill the beans | To tell a secret. |
It’s raining cats and dogs | It’s raining hard. |
Top dog | The leader. |
To smell a rat | To think that something is wrong. |
To chicken out | Not doing an activity because of fear. |
To eat like a horse | To eat a lot. |
To break someone heart | To cause someone to feel saf. |
Burn the midnight oil | To work studiously late into the night. |
Ants in one’s pants | Unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement. |
(the) birds and the bees | Sex education. |
Cat nap | A short sleep. |
Chicken out | To decide not to do something out of fear (usually just before) |
Copy cat | A person who does the same thing as someone else. |
Like a fish out of water | To be uncomfortable in a particular situation. |
To eat like a horse. | To eat a lot. |
Mutton សាច់ជៀម dressed (up) as lamb. | To describe a woman who is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a much younger woman. |
To pull a rabbit out of the hat. | To surprise everyone by suddenly doing something clever. |
A wolf in sheep’s clothing. | Someone who is dangerous, but pretends to be harmless. |
Souped up | Made more powerful or stylish. |
Sell like hot cakes. | Bought by many people. |
Spill the beans. | Reveal the truth. |
Take something with a pinchក្តិច (grain) of salt. | Don’t consider something 100% accurate. |
Use your noodle. | Use your brain. |
Busy as a bee. | Very busy. |
Cry wolf. | Cause alarm without reason. |
A dark horse. | An unexpected contenderអ្នកតស៊ូ. |
An eager beaver. | An enthusiastic យ៉ាងរំភើប person. |
Donkey’s years. | A long time. |
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