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30 Common Idioms for daily use

1. Break the ice → Start a conversation in a friendly way
2. Hit the sack → Go to bed
3. Call it a day → Stop working for the day
4. Piece of cake → Very easy
5. Under the weather → Feeling sick
6. Once in a blue moon → Very rarely
7. In hot water → In trouble
8. On the same page → In agreement
9. Burn the midnight oil → Study/work late at night
10. Cost an arm and a leg → Very expensive
11. Spill the beans → Reveal a secret
12. Break a leg → Good luck
13. Hit the nail on the head → Say exactly right thing
14. Let the cat out of the bag → Accidentally reveal a secret
15. Cry over spilt milk → Worry about past mistakes
16. Bite the bullet → Face something difficult bravely
17. Take it easy → Relax
18. Hang in there → Don’t give up
19. Give a hand → Help someone
20. Speak of the devil → The person you’re talking about appears
21. At the drop of a hat → Immediately
22. By all means → Of course
23. In the long run → Over a long period
24. Out of the blue → Suddenly, unexpectedly
25. See eye to eye → Agree with someone
26. Back to square one → Start again
27. The ball is in your court → It’s your decision
28. A blessing in disguise → Something good hidden in bad situation
29. Hit the road → Leave
30. Keep an eye on → Watch carefully

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Use of 'to be, to have , to do and modal auxiliary verbs after subject