Idioms

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when pigs have wings

The idiom is traditionally used to mean that the specified event will never occur.

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don't put all your eggs in one basket

What you're doing is too risky

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kill two birds with one stone

Get two things done with a single action

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once in a blue moon

Do things rarely

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don't cry over spilt milk

There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed

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pull yourself together

Calm down

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the best of both worlds

An ideal situation

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wrap your head around something

Understand something complicated

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grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Other people's circumstances or belongings always seem more desirable than one's own.

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down to earth

Down to earth means being open and honest. He or she accepts other people as equals. A down to earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.

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head in the clouds

Spending too much time thinking about love or about ideas that are not practical

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nose in the air

Used to describe the way someone behaves when they think they are better than other people and do not want to speak to them:

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An oink is the sound a pig makes.
The sound that a horse makes is called a neigh.
A sound of a wolf hollowing is owooooo, Oooooooooooooooowhoo.
A sound of a duck is quack.
A meow is a vocalization of cats.
Woof is a typical playful barks of dogs.
Moo is the sound of a cow.
The sound a chicken makes is a cluck.
Use the word baa to describe the sound a sheep makes.

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If wishes were fishes

Used to express the impossibility to make a wish come true.

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shooting in the dark

An opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence

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spill beans

Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, to spill the beans about the surprise.

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you can't teach an old dog new tricks

People who have long been used to doing things in a particular way will not abandon their habits.

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to shed light on, throw light on, or cast light on something

Means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it. A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.

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under one's belt

Experienced or achieved, as in "Once a medical student has anatomy under her belt, she'll have much less to memorize". This metaphoric expression likens food that has been consumed to an experience that has been digested.

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a nail in the/someone's coffin

Something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc.