English idiom and meaning bring

Here some English idiom with the word bring.


1. What brought you there yesterday? ( Why did you come there?).


2. The statement brought him guilt home to him. ( made him realize it).


3. His business brings him recognition and riches. ( made him).


4. The sight of the view brings back the wonderful days in his hometown. ( reminds)


5. Tom gave a speech at the ceremony and brought the house down.( marvelous applause).


6. The Judge brought in a verdict of guilty to the man. ( gave).


7. Her health problem was brought on by little sanitation. (caused by).


8. The editor of the new woman magazine is going to bring out a new edition for middle age women. ( publish).


9. The man fainted but the rescuer soon brought him round.( made him recover from unconsciousness).


10. Ann was brought up to be a great woman. ( educated, trained).


11. The robbery was brought to trial in the Supreme Court. ( was taken).

english idiom and meaning say

Here are some idioms with the word say. I wrote English idiom with the word bring too.

1. What you say is a hard blow to me. ( = your opinion).

2. How much do you want for an old car? Let’s say $10000 ( sugest).

3. What do you say to a coffee? ( come and have coffee).

4. They say there will be some cut for next salary. ( there is a vague report).

5. Jane goes without saying. ( no need to tell anything).

6. I say, have you read the report? ( have no meaning, the I say is an exclamation to attract attention).

7. Well Niko has said his say. ( given opinion).

8. I would tell my Robert that I want to resign this month but when I met him, I had no say in the matter. ( no power to speak).

9. There is an old saying” No one is perfect”. (a wise word).

english idiom and meaning tell

Here are some idioms using the word tell

1.      You can tell the time

2.      Will you tell the story about the story of Harry potter?

3.      The headmaster told me to finish the project.

4.      Jane told us a very attractive tale.

5.      Don’t tell a lie! You should tell the truth.

6.      I can’t tell you how happy I am to meet you. ( can’t express).

7.      I can tell what he is like by seeing her face. ( understand).

8.      He is an athlete. His muscled body tells his own tale. (explain itself).

9.      It’s difficult to tell how the thief was done. ( discover).

10.  Jane and Jenny are twins. I can’t tell the one from the other. ( distinguish).

11.  His effort that he did last year is beginning to tell now. ( has its effect).

12.  The designer has created a most telling use of color. ( effective).

13.  There were fifty of us in the classroom all told. ( counting everyone).

14.  The hard life in Jack’s childhood told on him in later life. ( affected him for the worse).

english idiom and meaning make

Make is very popular word. There are many idioms with this word. Here are some of them.

1. Who has made the mistake?

2. The old woman has to work hard to make a living. ( earn a living).

3. Fanny will make an excellent secretary because her beauty and smartness. ( be good).

4. When do you make it? ( say it).

5. This test makes me look stupid.

6. Never make a fool of yourself! ( make embarrassed).

7. Who makes a mess of my bedroom. ( make dirty).

8. Sinta can’t make out what her boy friend is saying. ( doesn’t understand).

9. You have made a great speech in the farewell party. ( good speech).

10. A bottle of Korean Soju has made the man drunk. ( has caused).

11. This is a home made bag. ( small industry bag).

12. Don’t make a joke!

13. I make a lot of money from online business. ( succeed).

14. My wife makes a fortune from her business too. ( succeed).

15. Never make enemies but make friends!

16. I have tried to make Nina understand but I fail.

17. John is a good organizer so his boss makes him the supervisor. ( promote him).

18. Make haste or we’ll be late ( proverb) (hurry up).

19. Jim’s speaking always makes me laugh.

20. I’ll make it my business to finish the project. ( busy).

21. Make sure you come to my party!

22. My teacher can’t make out my handwriting. ( can’t read, can’t understand).

23. This story is not true, someone has made it up. ( written, invented).

24. Look! The girl has too much make up on her face.

25. This paper will soon make the fire burn.

26. I don’t know what to make of this proposal. ( what to undesrstand).

27. Let’s make him a present before he goes to USA!. ( give)

28. My Uncle is a self-made man. He is a successful businessman. (has become successful without formal education).

29. Let’s make ourselves useful. ( be beneficial).

30. Have you made up your mind which T-shirt you want to buy? ( decided).

31. Don’t worry, we are going to make a point of seeing your mom when you are out. ( take special care).

32. You should make do with your old dress. (content yourself).

33. Make the hay while the sun shines ( proverb) ( catch opportunity while you can).

34. One swallow doesn’t make a summer. (proverb) ( don’t think because you pass a difficulty , that all your problems are gone).

35. You have made your bed you must lay in it. (proverb). ( you must accept the result of your own deed).

english idiom and meaning do

There are many idioms using word do. Here are some of them.

1. You must do your best.

2. You can take this herb, it won’t do you any harm, in fact it will do you good.

3. You can use my car. I have done with it. ( no longer need it).

4. Harris always does a good turn to anyone if he can. ( help).

5. This steak is under done (not cooked), in fact I prefer well it well done. (cooked).

6. When you visit France, you can do the Eiffel Tower. ( look at all the things).

7. If you paid $20 for this old bike, you would be done. ( be cheated).

8. What does your motorcycle do to the mountainous area? ( travel).

9. Come on, you should be up and doing! ( active , energetic).

10. Mr. X is not an honest man. You shouldn’t have anything to do with him. ( any dealing).

11. I don’t have anything to do with the problem. ( no concern).

12. Your work is too slow. You won’t do. ( won’t succeed).

13. It doesn’t do to abandon schoolwork. (it’s a bad thing).

14. I am doing very well in this business. ( succeeding).

15. I am done up ( tired) after riding for two hours without stopping, now I could do with a water and meal. ( should have).

16. Help your self! But I have not much food, could you do with bread and jam! ( enough with).

17. It is easier said than done. (proverb).

18. You can’t wear your old shirt, it is actually done for. ( worn out).

19. What do you think? Is it good for you? What you have done to me?

20. I am very apologetic , nothing doing, Do you want to borrow my car?. ( I am not going to help).

21. Well begun is a half done. (proverb). ( good start is a half of success).

22. Do to others as you would have them do to you. ( proverb). ( we treat other as they treat us).

idiom english and meaning fact matter

Here some idioms use the words. matter and fact

Most meanings of fact is something that exists and truth.

1. I had got along with Tina for years, in fact I had been a boy at her course.

2. As a matter of fact I love the work.

3. Susan was no credit to Mr. Lee or the other teacher for that matter.

4. Jim can’t spell his name , for that matter he can’t even tell it.

5. The fact of the matter is Mr. William can’t get a secretary who can’t speak French.

6. In fact, All students want to have a tour next holiday season.

7. The story I told you is fact not fiction.

idiom english and meaning credit

There are some meanings the word credit. Here are some of them.

1. Praise, honor

- Sinta must give you credit for being a talented writer.

- Mr. Adam deserves credit for the invention he has made.

2. A individual or thing that reveal honor.

- That girl is credit to her mother.

- Your achievement is credit to you.

3. Trust, good name

- I received the food on credit ( promise to pay later).

- The credit of the company is pleasing. They will pay for the service that they buy.

4. Sum standing in a person’s favour in the bank.

- Mr. Lee had a credit account of $1000000,-

english idiom and meaning get

English idiom and meaning get

These are collections of idiomatic English with the word get. There are various meanings. Here are some of them

Word get means to obtain

1.      I got a check last month.

2.      I got  a bad cough last night.

3.      Susan always gets good grades.  

4.      I get a new idea.

5.      Charles had got a job in a factory.

6.      He got his lunch in the car.

Word get  means become

1.      Everyone is getting bored.

2.      You will get better soon if you have enough rest.

3.      Circle around the fire camp, we will get warm.

4.      Please be careful! Or you will get hurt.

5.      Jim was out in the rain so he got very wet.

Word get means to arrive or to go

1.      I don’t get home now.

2.      The bus is full, I couldn’t get into it.

3.      OK, on the T-junction you should get off the bus.

4.      Never get into debt

5.      He got into bad community.

Word get means cause to be done ( reason why)

1.      Why didn’t you get your house painted?

2.      I want to get a plumber to repair the water faucet.

3.      I’ll get her to finish homework today.

Word get means must

1.      I’ve got to hand in this project on Monday.

Other meaning of get

1.      Susan started her business few years ago and got on very well. ( succeeded).

2.      I get on very well with my dad. We never argue. (agree).

3.      Get on with your project! ( continue).

4.      Go and get you shoes on ! ( put on).

5.      Daniel has quiet got over the loss of her bike. ( stopped to feel sad about).

6.      The project has nearly done! Let’s get it over! ( finish it).

7.      The glass is too high, I can’t get at it Mom! ( reach it).

8.      They get along well with their small money. ( manage to live).

9.      The robber had got away before the police came. ( escape).

10.  Let’s get down to make the tree house! ( settle down, make a start).

11.  Jenny can’t get over from her sadness. ( recover ).

12.  The police officers asked the witness but they could get nothing out of him. ( =obtain no information).

english idiom and meaning turn

English idiom and meaning –turn

There are many idioms using turn. Here are some of them.

1.      He is a hard worker. He always searches for something to turn up. ( some luck to come).

2.      Mr. Pristley borrowed much money from a bank. He didn’t know which way to turn for cash to pay his debt. ( what to do)

3.      After suffering form loss, Mr. Dean tried to do his business for the second time. His luck now takes a turn for a better. ( change).

4.      The wheels of the motorcycle turn round. (circle)

5.      Sam can turn his sister round his finger. (do as he wishes with her sister).

6.      Can you turn your head a little more, your pose will look better. ( change head position).

7.      Don is a rich man now but he turns his back on his old friends. ( refuse to admit).

8.      Jim is a stubborn boy. He never turns a deaf ear to my suggestion. (  ignore, wouldn’t listen).

9.      Don’t be a coward! None of you should turn back when the enemy comes. ( run away).

10.  Be a brave man, you should never turn a hair. ( never be afraid)

11.  My dad had made up his mind. None could turn him. (cause him to change)

12.  Frili tried to turn an honest penny by joining paid to click site on the internet. ( earn some money).

13.  Most politicians have ambiguous views about issues. They are turn-coats.  ( traitors, people who likes to change their opinion to gain personal advantages).

14.  Thundery weather often turns milk sour. ( makes it go).

15.  Look at the meal. I don’t really like it. It turns my stomach. ( make me sick).

16.  Because of her beauty, Celine gets so much flattery that turns her head. ( makes her foolishly overconfident).

17.  What is the time? It has just turned four. ( passed).

18.  It is in economic crisis but our business has just turned the corner. ( got over the worst). The tide has turned. ( the worst is over).

19.  When our ancestors see what happens now, they will turn in their grave. (be shocked).

20.  Even the worm will turn. Proverb ( There is a certain end where the most gentle and humble man will be angry).

21.  The wind has unexpectedly turned storm. ( become).

22.  Susan turns against her boss for some reasons. ( dislike).

23.  The manufacturer turns out some beautiful products.( makes).

24.  The weather turned out good. ( proved to be ).

25.  Jim is sluggish but he is going to turn over a new leaf and work hard. ( make a new start,reform).

26.  The headmaster will turn the matter over in his mind and discuss it tomorrow. ( consider it)

27.  When Matt doesn’t trust anyone, he turns to me for help. ( trust to).

28.  The food is nice. You had better not turn your nose up at it. ( despise, hate it)

29.  The party has started but Tim hasn’t come yet. He probably will not turn up at all. ( come).

30.  Let’s take a turn to play the game. ( get the chance).

31.  It’s my turn. ( right order).

32.  One good turn deserves another ( service) / proverb.

33.  Do you know a boy with a most unusual turn of mind? ( kind)

34.  The steak is done to a turn. ( well cooked).

When I met my old friend, he looked so smart that it gave me a turn. ( shocked me).