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Useful English Idioms
Idioms are phrases that usually feature a figurative meaning. We all use idioms in our essays to make them more beautiful.
In this article, I will list some useful English idioms with their definitions and examples of how to use them.
| No. | Idioms | Meaning | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A penny saved is a penny earned | If you saved a penny, then you earned the penny.
This idiom emphasizes us to save money. |
As a saying goes, A penny saved is a penny earned, you should save the money for later use. |
| 2. | How time flies | The time is gone.
This idiom emphasizes us to use the time to do something useful. |
How time flies, now it's one day before school reopen, and I haven't finish my homework! |
| 3. | Crying over spilt milk | You cannot crying and pleaded for the milk to be back.
This idiom means that what done cannot be undone. |
There's no use crying over spilt milk as your project is already submitted and we can't fixed the error again. |
| 4. | Blessing in disguise | It is a bad situation but turns out give you an advantage. | My sickness turns out to be blessing in disguise as there is an accident in the school bus I'm supposed to take. |