Most popular idioms and phrases -- English idiomatic phrases -- English language idiomatic expressions -- Almost all idioms and phrases are self-explanatory --- Sample This: Idioms and Phrases -- A --- ADD- 001. -- State governments should add more teeth to anti-ragging laws. ['add more teeth' -- to make something more effective] 002. -- Financial issues are further going to add to their woes. --- ABACK- 003. -- He appeared to be taken aback when it was revealed to him that an avid fan had his face tattooed on his arm. ----- We all were taken aback by bomb attacks. ['taken aback' -- very surprised] --- ACE- 004. -- Our opponents hold all the Aces as they are strong where we are weak. ['hold all the aces' -- to have all the advantages] --- ACCOUNT- 005. -- From all accounts, he was a loving family man. ----- From all accounts, he is a smart, fair-minded, detail-oriented middle-of-the-road jurist. ['from all accounts' -- according to what other people say] --- ACT- 006. -- An accidental fire in your home is not considered an act of God because it could have been prevented. ['act of God' -- an event that is caused by natural forces] --- ADVANCE- 007. -- The celebration started a day in advance. ['in advance' -- ahead of time] --- AFFAIR- 008. -- Budget data revealed an alarming state of affairs. ['state of affairs' -- situation] 009. -- My birthday is going to be a quiet affair with a nice dinner. ----- We want our wedding to be a quiet affair. --- AGREE- 010. -- Democracy requires that we agree to differ. ['agree to differ' -- (of people) to decide not to argue with each other over their different opinions about something.] --- AIR- 011. -- Her clarification did not clear the air. ['clear the air' -- to improve a tense situation] 012a. -- When the residents started receiving mysterious threats, there was an air of mystery and fear. 012b. -- The air of celebration was evident outside the president's office. 013a. -- It was fortunate that he arrived and erased the negativity in the air. 013b. -- There was an evil smell in the air. 014a. -- Body is nothing but a pile of ashes and it will one day disappear into thin air. 014b. -- Money was vanishing into thin air. --- ALL- 015. -- I do not think we will be paying much more if at all we do. 016. -- If you stop her doing anything, she wants to do it all the more. ['all the more' -- extra] 017. -- These problems are needed to be solved once and for all. ['once and for all' -- forever] 018. -- All of a sudden, there