IDIOMS WITH MEANINGS

1. Caught between two stools
Means: When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
2. Costs an arm and a leg
Means: This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
3. Burn the midnight oil

Means: To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.

4. Can't judge a book by its cover

Means: Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.

5. Bite off more than you can chew

Means: To take on a task that is way to big.

6. Blessing in disguise

Means: Something very fantastic that is not identify at first.

7. Best of both worlds

Means: All the advantages.
8. Best thing since sliced bread

Mean: A good invention. A very well idea or plan.

9. Be glad to see the back of

Mean: Be happy when a person leaves.

10. Beat around the bush

Mean: Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

11. Ball is in your court

Mean: It is up to you to make the next decision or step.

12. Barking up the wrong tree

Mean: Looking in the wrong place.

13. At the drop of a hat

Mean: Without any hesitation; instantly.

14. Back to the drawing board

Mean: When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over

15. Add insult to injury

Mean: To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.

16. An arm and a leg

Mean: Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money.

17. A penny for your thoughts

Mean: A way of asking what someone is thinking

18. Actions speak louder than words

Mean: People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.

19. A hot potato

Means: A problem/issue about which many people talk and is usually a matter of dispute.

Example: Politics has become a hot potato within the country.

20. Apple of discord

Means: An issue between two separate and different between parties, and both the parties consider it as their personal right.

Example: Kashmir has always been an apple of discord between Pakistan and India.

21. Cross that bridge when you come to it
Means: Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.22. Cut the mustard
Means: To succeed; to come up to expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate
23. Devil's Advocate
Means: To present a counter argument for a thing you are already wrong, but trying to prove yourself right by force24. Curiosity killed the cat
Means: Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.
25. Cut corners
Means: When something is done badly to save money.