Idioms- International List

IDIOMS

1. A phrase that must be taken as a whole, usually having a meaning that is not clear from the meaning of the individual words, as hang around and a change of heart.
2. The use of particular words or of words in an order that is regarded as standard, the idiom is "wash up the dishes" but not "wash up your hands."
3. The language used by a people or group, in the scientific idiom.
4. a characteristic mode of expression in art or music etc.

Source: Oxford American Dictionary

idiom: To hang loose
meaning: To relax, to wait without anxiety, to take it easy in general.
usage: I got anxious waiting for her to call back, but I decided to just hang loose.

idiom: To get someone's drift.
meaning: To understand what someone is saying.
usage:
example 1:
A: Do you understand what I'm saying?
B: Yes. I get your drift.Example
2:A: Do you understand what I mean?
B: No, I'm sorry. I don't get your drift.

idiom: To screw up.
meaning: To make a mistake.
usage: I really screwed up.

idiom: To have egg on your face.
meaning: To feel embarrassed about something you have done.
usage: Oh no! I screwed up. I sure have egg on my face.

idiom: To bite the big one
meaning: to make a major mistake
usage: Sally really knows how to bite the big one.

idiom: to space-out, to feel spaced-out
meaning: To forget something, to be absent minded, to daydream
usage:
1) I couldn't sleep last night so I feel spaced out.
2) Sorry, what did you say? I just spaced out.
3) I'm feeling spacey today.

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