Common Idioms for ESL 1-10

Throw in the towel

• very easy

• to give up

• good luck!

• It is hard to learn new things.

Rome wasn't built in a day

• Some things take a lot of time

• To give up

• Try to do too much

• A picture can tell more than words can

A piece of cake

• raining heavily

• to give up

• Feeling sick

• very easy

Under the weather

• Raining heavily

• Very easy

• Feeling sick

• Some things take a lot of time

Raining cats and dogs

• very easy

• some things take a lot of time

• raining heavily

• feeling sick

Let the cat out of the bag

• told a secret

• good luck!

• very expensive

• try to do too much

Cost an arm and a leg

• a picture can tell more than just words can

• very expensive

• trying too do too much

• good luck

Bite off more than you can chew

• a picture can tell more than just words

• very expensive!

• good luck!

• Try to do too much

A picture is worth a thousand words

• try to do too much

• to give up

• very easy

• a picture can tell more than just words cans

Break a leg

• good luck!

• told a secret

• very expensive

• feeling sick