50 Idioms Used in Daily Life with Meanings

Idioms have been used for centuries to convey a deeper, more meaningful message than just that of the words themselves. They are used in everyday conversations and carry with them an air of familiarity, often making them easier to remember. The use of idioms can add depth to communication and help to better express thoughts and emotions. This blog post is dedicated to explaining the various idioms used in daily life with meanings.

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Idioms used in Daily life with Meaning

1. In addition to	as well as	Lina writes books in addition to teaching.
3. In black and white	written	John makes every agreement in black and white.
4. In camera	privately	The trial was held on camera because the accused was only 14 years old.
7. In cold blood	in a cruel way	He killed the child in cold blood.
8. In consequence of	as a result of something	In consequence of his carelessness, his business failed.
11. In due course	in a reasonable duration of time	You will get a promotion in due course. Just keep working hard.
12. In favor of	approve	John talked in favor of my plan.
15. In full swing	be at the highest level	The party was in full swing when the police came.
16. In keeping with	according to	I would help her in keeping with my promise.
19. In one’s cups	drunk	He could understand nothing as he was in his cups.
20. In short	in a few words	Things cannot be worse. In short, we are ruined.

Idioms Used in Daily Conversation

21. In so far as	to the extent that	In so far as I know, James is not a good driver.
22. In spite of	notwithstanding as	In spite of her opposition, he helped me.
23. In store	about to happen in the future	She has a surprise in store for you.
24. In that	used for introducing an explanation	The new teacher is popular in that his method of teaching is easy.
25. In the air	happening or about to happen	Near election, there is great unrest in the air.
26. In the air	in circulation	Change in the government is in the air.
27. In the alert	ready to deal with a situation or problem	The army was ordered to remain on the alert.
28. In the doldrums	condition of inactivity be	After years in the doldrums, the market is finally picking up.
29. In the long run/term	not immediately but at some time in the future	Continue your struggle, in the long run, you will succeed.
30. In the nick of time	just in time to prevent something bad from happening	She was drowning but the swimmer saved her in the nick of time.
31. In the teeth of	despite something such as problems or difficulties	The bill was passed in the teeth of strong opposition.
32. Ins and outs	all the details or facts	Rima knows all the ins and out of this business.
33. It is high time	it is past the time when something should have happened	Thank you for a lovely meal, but it is high time for us to start heading home.
34. It was just a joke		Why are you carrying it too far?
35. Keep an eye on	to look after someone or something	Please keep an eye on the things here until I come back.
36. Keep body and soul together	to survive	It has become difficult for the poor to keep the body and soul together.
37. Keep one’s head above water	to remain out of debt	The poor cannot keep their head above water.
38. Keep one’s temper	not to show anger	He could not keep his temper when Jack abused him.
39. Keep open house	be ready to entertain anyone who comes	He keeps open house for his guests.
40. Keep pace with	to move as fast as someone or something else	Incomes have failed to keep pace with the ever increasing dearness.

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41. Keep something dark	to keep something secret	They kept their marriage dark.
42. Keep the wolf from the door	to keep away hunger	Though his income is little, it will keep the wolf from the door.
43. Keep up the appearance	to continue wearing good clothes in spite of poverty	Though he earns a little, he wears costly clothes to keep up his appearance.
44. Keep/set/start the ball rolling	to keep something going	India and Pakistan should keep the ball rolling about Kashmir.
45. Kick the bucket	to die	The sons are waiting for the old man to kick the bucket
46. Kill two birds with one stone	to achieve two aim with a single effort	She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the fair.
47. Kith and kin	relatives and friends	We should love our kith and kins.
48. Lame excuse	false excuse	You cannot win her favor by lame excuses.
49. Laugh up your sleeve	to be secretly amused	He laughed up his sleeve at the false affection of his step-mother.
50. Laughing stock	one who is laughed at	This fat man is a laughing stock of the village.