Out of the frying pan, into the fire

To leave a bad situation only to end up in a worse one

The elephant in the room

The big issue nobody wants to discuss

To play devil's advocate

To argue the other side of an issue, for argument's sake

To have bigger fish to fry

To have more important things to do

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

Hold on to what you have now, not what you might get later

Method to his madness

He seems crazy, but it actually clever

Judging a book by its cover

Judging people based on appearance alone

You can't eat your cake and have it, too

You can't have everything; you can't have it both ways

Kill two birds with one stone

To get two things done at the same time

To be on the verge of getting in trouble

Without planning things out beforehand

Counting chickens before they hatch

Assuming things will turn out in your favor

To make a big deal out of a small problem

To bite off more than you can chew

To take on more than you can accomplish

To get a taste of your own medicine

To be treated the way you treat others (negatively)

To put all your eggs in one basket

To depend completely on one thing without considering others

Actions speak louder than words

People pay more attention to what you do than what you say

To cry over spilt milk

To be upset over things which can't be undone

Like apples and oranges

Two things which cannot be compared

Burning the candle at both ends

Working late and waking up early to work again

It's better to not know bad things

Birds of a feather flock together

People tend to be around people who are like themselves

I put my foot in my mouth

I said something I shouldn't have

To rain on someone's parade

To prevent someone from enjoying or celebrating something

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Common English Idioms

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To get bent out of shape
To get upset
To be weirded out
To lose something you care about
To be flexible
2
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
Leaving Parker and going to Phoenix
To leave a bad relationship and find a good one
To give up something precious and receive something better
To leave a bad situation only to end up in a worse one
3
To pull someone's leg
To weird someone out
To eat someone's leftovers out of the breakroom fridge
To jokingly lie to someone
To intentionally hurt someone
4
The elephant in the room
The big issue nobody wants to discuss
A great big fat person
A person who doesn't know that nobody likes them
The most socially awkward person in the room
5
To play devil's advocate
To do bad things because you enjoy doing them
To argue the other side of an issue, for argument's sake
To renounce the devil and all his works
To spend a portion of your life in sin, prior to cleaning up
6
To have bigger fish to fry
To eat more food than you should
To have more important things to do
To have more fun than everyone else
To have a lot of work to get done in a short time
7
To let the cat out of the bag
To give away a secret
To be against animal cruelty
To let people get away with crimes
To take something which isn't yours
8
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush
Hold on to what you have now, not what you might get later
Hunting birds is hard
Don't play around with other people's things
Birds economics aren't the same as money economics
9
Method to his madness
He is strange in predictable ways
He is a very fast learner
He is clinically insane, as psychological tests will show
He seems crazy, but it actually clever
10
Judging a book by its cover
Judging people based on their actions
Judging people based on their genealogy
Judging people based on appearance alone
The worst way to find a book in a library
11
You can't eat your cake and have it, too
You can't have everything; you can't have it both ways
You really need to lose some weight
Everything looks delicious when you're dieting
You can't do anything right
12
To be a wet blanket
To be out of place
To spoil other people's fun
To be socially awkward
To be effective in smothering fires
13
Kill two birds with one stone
To be hard-working
To get two things done at the same time
To take on more than you can accomplish
To commit two acts of murder in a single day
14
To be on thin ice
To be a thrill seeker
To enjoy dangerous situations
To be good at ice skating
To be on the verge of getting in trouble
15
A wild goose chase
A fantastic way to spend the day
A hard thing to accomplish
A wild time
A pointless task
16
At the drop of a hat
Without planning things out beforehand
To not care about headgear whatsoever
In a strange and unique way
Very easy to accomplish
17
Counting chickens before they hatch
Assuming things will turn out in your favor
Assuming things are more than they appear to be
Doing math is hard
Assuming things will not turn out well at all
18
Storm in a teacup
To not enjoy the finer things in life
Physically impossible
To make a big deal out of a small problem
To make trouble for others
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To bite off more than you can chew
To take on more than you can accomplish
To raise more questions than can possibly be answered
To eat more food than a normal person should
To be a meat eater around vegetarians
20
Take it with a grain of salt
Be rude to someone
Believe everything you are told
Don't take it too seriously
Put more flavor in your food
21
To throw caution to the wind
To take a big risk
To be extra cautious
To be aware of the situation
To advise others in effective ways
22
To get a taste of your own medicine
To be treated the way you treat others (negatively)
To get the help you need when you need it
To have socialized medicine, finally
To do something you would rather not do
23
Penny for your thoughts
Your thoughts aren't worth much
Please don't tell me what you're thinking
Your thoughts are very normal
Tell me what you're thinking
24
To put all your eggs in one basket
To depend completely on one thing without considering others
To wait patiently for things to get better
To be bad at saving money
To be good at saving money
25
Actions speak louder than words
Do things and don't say anything about it
Actions are necessary, and words are not
People pay more attention to what you do than what you say
Think about your actions before you do them
26
To cry over spilt milk
To be easily upset by small things
To be sad about a failed relationship
To be depressed
To be upset over things which can't be undone
27
Like apples and oranges
Two things which cannot be compared
This is pretty sweet
Fruits are delicious
Sweet and sour
28
A dime a dozen
Very uninteresting
Extremely uncommon
Extremely common
Very inexpensive
29
Burning the candle at both ends
Be be horrifically unsafe
Working late and waking up early to work again
To have very effective time management skills
To be ambidextrous
30
Ignorance is bliss
The best way to be happy is to learn things
It's better to not know bad things
Heaven is a place for smart people
Stupid people have more fun
31
Birds of a feather flock together
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush
You never know how life will turn out
Birds can't fly without feathers
People tend to be around people who are like themselves
32
I put my foot in my mouth
I'm very flexible
I am so embarassed
I ate something that tasted bad
I said something I shouldn't have
33
Once in a blue moon
How often people become werewolves
Rarely
To enjoy astronomy
All the time
34
To give a cold shoulder
To change your life, even when it's hard to do so
To be sensitive to the effects of climate change
To help out even when you're uncomfortable
To ignore someone
35
Under the weather
Sick
Happy
Raining
Normal
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To rain on someone's parade
To make someone depressed
To prevent someone from enjoying or celebrating something
To make someone fell better about life
To postpone plans until a later date

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