Saturday, May 17, 2014

Learn English Idioms ( List 'E' )

easy come, easy go
said about something which is easily won or obtained and then soon spent or lost.
He lost a large amount of money in poker. But that's gambling; easy come, easy go. 


easy on the ear
something (music, voice...) pleasant to listen to.
His music is easy on the ear.  



easy on the eye
attractive, pleasant to look at.
Her paintings are easy on the eye. 



eat humble pie
(also eat humble crow) said when you admit that you were wrong.
In the begining he boasted that she would get the best grade. But then she was forced to eat humble pie. 



every dog has its day
everyone has a time of success and satisfaction.
You may become successful in your business someday. Every dog has his day. 



every minute
describing the whole period that something lasted.
I enjoyed every minute of the match. It was just fantastic. 



every Tom, Dick and Harry
said about something that is common knowledge to everybody.
Every Tom, Dick and Harry knows what happened. 



every trick in the book
said when you try every possible way to achieve something.
She's tried every trick in the book to convince him in vain. 



everybody and his cousin
everybody; a huge crowd; too many people

Everybody and his cousin will be in line for opening night with free popcorn!



everything but the kitchen sink
Almost everything, whether needed or not.
She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know. 



expectant mother
a pregnant woman.
There are many good tips for expectant mothers in this little book. 



experience is the mother of wisdom
this idiom is used to mean that people learn from what happens to them.
You will never understand the love parents have for their children until you get your own children. Experience is really the mother of wisdom. 



eye candy
A very attractive person or persons or any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
1. I'm going to the beach to check out some eye candy.
2. The computer graphics added lots of eye candy to that movie.
 
 




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See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom
http://www.idiomsite.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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