Idioms & Expressions A-Z

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Easier said than done: 　; "Finding a perfect house is easier said than done."

Easy come, easy go: 　; "Easy come, easy go--that's how it is for Mark when he plays the stock market."

Easy does it: 　; "Easy does it!" Bob shouted, as I steered the boat into the dock.

Eat one's head off: 　; "Although Nancy is petite, she can eat her head off."

Eat one's heart out: 　; "If you had any sense you'd forget him, but eat your heart out if you want to."

Eat your heart out: 　; "Hey, Pete, you know that girl in the physics class you like so much, the one who won't pay any attention to you? Well, eat your heart out, buddy--I'm taking her out for dinner and a movie Saturday night."

Eat one's words: 　; "I'm going to make you eat your words."

Eat out: 　; "Do you eat out a lot?"

Either make or break: 　; "Critics can either make or break a young performer."

Eleventh hour: 　; "At the eleventh hour the government decided that something had to be done."

Every cloud has a silver lining: 　; "Still, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken. "

Every dog has its/his day: 　; "Don’t give up easily. Every dog has his day."

Every now and then: 　; "I hear from him every now and then."

Every once in a while: 　; "I run into her in the shop downstairs every once in a while."

Every so often: 　; "We still get together for lunch every so often."

Every Tom, Dick and Harry: 　; "Draw the curtains or we'll have every Tom, Dick, and Harry peeking in the window."

Everyone is for himself: 　; "In big cities, people only mind their own business. Everyone is for himself."

Everything goes to the dogs: 　; "We need a translator before everything goes to the dog."

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