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English Idioms and Expressions

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  • "To give someone the benefit of the doubt" means:
    to doubt someone's story without proof
    to argue with someone about their story
    to believe someone's story without proof
  • "To be a piece of cake" means:
    to be very delicious
    to be very easy
    to be very difficult
  • "To break the ice" means:
    to start a conversation in a formal setting
    to fall through thin ice
    to be cold-hearted
  • "To let the cat out of the bag" means:
    to share a secret
    to take a nap
    to release an animal from a trap
  • "To hit the hay" means:
    to take a nap
    to go to bed
    to hit someone with hay
  • "To burn the midnight oil" means:
    to stay up late working or studying
    to take a nap during the day
    to light a candle in the middle of the night
  • "To be on the same page" means:
    to be reading the same book
    to agree or have the same understanding
    to be in the same location
  • "To hit the nail on the head" means:
    to do something very quickly
    to do or say something exactly right
    to make a mistake
  • "To go the extra mile" means:
    to do more than is expected or required
    to travel a long distance
    to run very fast
  • "To see eye to eye" means:
    to have a disagreement
    to ignore someone's opinion
    to have the same opinion or view