Idioms

These short idioms are the easiest to remember — and most useful to know.

Four sentences, four idioms and four different situations. Test your knowledge of idiomatic language in this short test.

Dogs and cats are used in many English idioms, but don't mix up the two. For example, when a place is tiny, would you say it's too small to swing a cat or a dog? Think about it...

In summer, most Greeks prefer the shade, leaving the tourists to get suntans, sunstrokes and sunburns. But despite the winter sun, Athens is a sombre place and the locals are in a sombre mood.

In this quiz, we've created questions around the topic of Christmas. Learn 12 expressions that can be used all the year round.

Science, puzzles, showers and fruit. Do they have anything to do with management?  Learn the correct expressions — and find out what managers wouldn’t say — in this short test.

In this test, we look at animal idioms that are often used in business English. Do you know when to talk about monkeys, donkeys, elephants and ducks in a business situation? What about beavers and dogs, or herrings, cows and horses? 

Dr House is probably right: "Everybody lies — especially to doctors."