Some Of The Funniest English Idioms And Their Meanings

We use idioms to pepper our speech and writing, often without even realising we’re doing it. These odd little phrases are used to express a sentiment other than their literal meaning. When you stopped to think about some English idioms and their literal meaning, you found some of them very funny.


Roisin Hahessy pick a few of the most common idioms and illustrate them.

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