Idiom in English

Idiom

Idiom	Meaning
Zip your mouth!	Keep your mouth shut don’t say anything.
Zip your lip!	Close your mouth be quiet.
Zip it!	Keep quiet … (something).
My car is a lemon	Mean your car doesn’t work very well.
To be in the red.	To be in debt.
To see red.	To be very angry.
To wave (raise/ carry) a white flag.	To surrenderកាចុះចាញ់, ប្រគល់អោយor give up.
Browned off.	To be bored, fed up or disheartened.ធុញទ្រាន់
To be yellow.	To be cowardly.ខ្លាច, មិនក្លាហាន
Chow down.	Eat. Example: time for lunch! Let’s go chow down!
Beatingការវាយ around the bush.	Avoiding a topic. Example: I know he wants to tell me something, but he keeps beating around the bush. I have no idea what he wants.
Break a leg.	Good luck. Example: You are going for a job interview? Break a leg!
Crack​បំបែក someone up.	Make them laugh. Example: I love that comedian! He always cracks me up!
Cup of joe	Cup of coffee. Example: I’m tired. I think I’ll get a cup ofjoe.
Cut to the chaseដេញ	Leave out the details. Example: You don’t have to tell me the whole story. Just cut to the chase!
Flip the bird	Raising the middle finger, a rude gesture. Example: When I changed lanes the man in the car behind me flipped me the bird!
Go the extra mile	Go beyond what is required. Example: I only needed help with one question, but the teacher went the extra mile and helped me with the whole worksheet.
Hit the sackសំពៀត	Go to bed. Example: I’m tired. I think I’ll hit the sack.
To break the ice	To be the first to say or do something hoping that other will join you.
To have a chip កំទិចon your shoulder	Describes a person who is angry and defensive or who is always ready to argue or fight.
Hold your horses	Be patient; wait a minute.
Over the hill	Old or too old to do something.
On cloud nine	Very happy or excited.
Pulling your leg	Teasing you.
Butter someone up	Be extra nice to someone (usually for selfish reasons)
cheesy	Silly
Cool as a cucumberត្រសក់	Very relaxed.
Cream of the crop	The best.
(don’t ) cry over spilled milk	Get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed.
Break a leg	A way to wish someone good luck.
To live it up	To enjoy life.
To kick the bucket​ ធុង	To die.
Shape up or ship out	When you tell someone if their behavior does not improve they will have to leave.
To spill the beans	To tell a secret.
It’s raining cats and dogs	It’s raining hard.
Top dog	The leader.
To smell a rat	To think that something is wrong.
To chicken out	Not doing an activity because of fear.
To eat like a horse	To eat a lot.
To break someone heart	To cause someone to feel saf.
Burn the midnight oil	To work studiously late into the night.
Ants in one’s pants	Unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement.
(the) birds and the bees	Sex education.
Cat nap	A short sleep.
Chicken out	To decide not to do something out of fear (usually just before)
Copy cat	A person who does the same thing as someone else.
Like a fish out of water	To be uncomfortable in a particular situation.
To eat like a horse.	To eat a lot.
Mutton សាច់ជៀម dressed (up) as lamb.	To describe a woman who is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a much younger woman.
To pull a rabbit out of the hat.	To surprise everyone by suddenly doing something clever.
A wolf in sheep’s clothing.	Someone who is dangerous, but pretends to be harmless.
Souped up	Made more powerful or stylish.
Sell like hot cakes.	Bought by many people.
Spill the beans.	Reveal the truth.
Take something with a pinchក្តិច (grain) of salt.	Don’t consider something 100% accurate.
Use your noodle.	Use your brain.
Busy as a bee.	Very busy.
Cry wolf.	Cause alarm without reason.
A dark horse.	An unexpected contenderអ្នកតស៊ូ.
An eager beaver.	An enthusiastic យ៉ាងរំភើប person.
Donkey’s years.	A long time.