Today's idiom #31

"paint the town red"

To go out and enjoy yourself in bars and clubs, etc.

ex: After my final exams, I’m going to go out and paint the town red!

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Today's idiom #30

"to tell you the truth"

To be open and honest with you. (Used to introduce a statement)

ex: To tell you the truth, I’m surprised that he’s done so well on his own.

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Today's idiom #29

"sign on the dotted line"

To make a legal promise that you must keep.

ex: Be sure to consult a lawyer before you sign on the dotted line.

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Today's idiom #28

"tip of the iceberg"

The smallest sign of a much larger problem.

ex: When house prices started falling in 2007, that was just the tip of the iceberg.

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Today's idiom #27

"be sitting pretty"

To be in a good situation with many advantages.

ex: We’re sitting pretty because the car loan is paid off, the car is running great and it still looks like new!

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Today's idiom #26

"caught between a rock and a hard place"

In a difficult situation, in which any choice that you make will have a bad result.

ex: Paul was caught between a rock and a hard place when his car broke down and the rent was due.

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Today's idiom #25

"one and the same" (of two things or people)

Exactly alike.

ex: These days business and sports are one in the same.

(Sometimes people incorrectly say “one in the same”)

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Today's idiom #24

"read between the lines"

To understand something that is only suggested.

ex: She didn’t say that anything was wrong, but I could tell by reading between the lines.

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Today's idiom #23

"cost an arm and a leg"

To be very expensive.

ex: Your new car must have cost you an arm and a leg!

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Today's idiom #22

"a dime a dozen"

Very common or easy to find.

ex: It used to be difficult to find a good coffee shop, but today they’re a dime a dozen.

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Today's idiom #21

"a party pooper"

Someone who spoils other people’s fun by refusing to do what everyone else wants to do.

ex: You never go out with us after work, you’re such a party pooper.

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Today's idiom #20

"pain in the neck"

To be very annoying or boring.

ex: The morning traffic is always a pain in the neck when I drive to work.