Common English Idioms and Their Meanings

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Break a leg

Back

Good luck

Front

Scratch someone's back

Back

Help someone out with the assumption that they will return the favor in the future

Front

Hit the nail on the head

Back

Do or say something exactly right

Front

Splitting headache

Back

A severe headache

Front

Make someone's blood boil

Back

To make someone very angry

Front

Pay through the nose

Back

To pay too much for something

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By the skin of one's teeth

Back

Barely managing to do something

Front

Pull someone's leg

Back

To tease or joke with someone

Front

Fight tooth and claw

Back

To fight fiercely

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Not bat an eye

Back

To not show any shock or surprise