The document defines common English idioms and their meanings, including: - "Think on your feet" which means making fast decisions. - "A hot potato" refers to a controversial issue. - "An arm and a leg" means something is very expensive. - "The ball is in your court" indicates it's up to you to make the next move. - "Piece of cake" refers to an easy task. - "Good wine needs no bush" means high quality needs no promotion.

1. Idiom meaning sentence
Think on your
feet -
making fast decisions. A good sales man must be able to think on his feet to
close the deal.
A hot potato Speak of an issue
(mostly current)
I never discuss about anyone’s religion, it can be a hot
potato.
An arm and a
leg
Very expensive The man's new sports car cost an arm and a leg.
Ball is in your
court
It is up to you to make
the next decision or
step
Well there's not much more I can do, so the ball is in your
court now...
Piece of cake A job, task or other
activity that is easy or
simple.
I thought it was going to fail the test, but is turned out to
be a piece of cake.
good wine
needs no
bush
An item of good quality
needs no advertisement
.
The product I’ve invented is so excellent that is needs no
campaign, just as good wine needs no bush.
a)walking on
air
b)like a dog
with two tails
very happy
Robert felt like he was walking on air when he passed the
important exam.
When Paul won the first prize he was like a dog with two
tails.
feeling blue unhappy when I’m feeling blue I listen to some happy music to
cheer myself up.
Once in a
blue moon
an event that happens
infrequently.
I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”
eye to eye view something in the
same way as others do,
I’m glad that we see eye to eye on the project’s details
bag of tricks a set of techniques and
methods.
Why don't you use your bag of tricks to help us solve this
problem?
ball of fire a person who is
especially hard-working,
high-achieving,
ambitious, or active.
They say he is a real ball of fire. He has already
demonstrated his wish to climb higher.
be a barrel of
laughs
be enjoyable This movie is a real barrel of laughs.
be in deep
water
to be in serious trouble. The government is in deep water because of its plans for
tax increases.