1. Piece of cake
2. Costs an arm and a leg
3. Break a leg
4. Hit the books
5. Let the cat out of the bag
6. Hit the nail on the head
7. When pigs fly
8. You can’t judge a book by its cover
9. Bite off more than you can chew
10. Scratch someone’s back
How many of these did you know? All commonly used idioms.
1. Piece of cake
If something is a piece of cake it is easy
That exam was a piece of cake
2. Costs an arm and a leg
If it costs an arm and a leg it is very expensive
It cost me an arm and a leg to buy that car
3. Break a leg
To wish someone good luck
Hey break a leg, you will ace that exam
4. Hit the books
To get on with your homework or office work
Come on you need to hit the books, exams are coming up
5. Let the cat out of the bag
To tell a secret.
John knows about his surprise birthday party, Jenny let the cat out of the bag
6. Hit the nail on the head
To precisely describe a problem or situation
He hit the nail on the head when he saw that the problem was caused by a faulty switch
7. When pigs fly
Some thing that will never happen
I will come home when pigs fly
8. You can’t judge a book by its cover
What is inside cannot be judged from the outside
He is a good person, remember don't judge a book by its cover
9. Bite off more than you can chew
To attempt a task that is too big
Jim didn't get the task finished, he bit off more than he could chew
10. Scratch someone’s back
To do someone a favour so that they will do you one in return OR to do something for someone as they have already done something for you
I did the shopping for Jim while he was sick, he's scratched my back many times before
This is also part of related idiom, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. This means if you do me a favour I will do you one in return.
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