50 Popular English Idioms to Sound Like a Native Speaker


PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT


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50 Popular English Idioms to Sound Like a Native Speaker

7. PULL A RABBIT OUT OF A HAT: to do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible

  • I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hatand we landed a major contract.

8. LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED: to do everything you can to achieve your goal

  • I’ll leave no stone unturned until I find out who did this.

9. GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM: to do something you’ve wanted to do for a long time and don’t want to postpone any longer

10. STEP UP YOUR GAME: to start performing better

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11. PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER: to calm down and behave normally

  • I understand you’ve had a bad day, but pull yourself together and get on with your job, will you?

12. SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT: either start performing better or leave

  • This is the last time I’m telling you to arrive on time. Shape up or ship out.

13. CUT SOMEBODY SOME SLACK: to give somebody a break/ not to judge somebody severely

  • I was extremely busy last week. Cut me some slack and I’ll finish the report by tomorrow morning.


14. BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH: when you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed/ nearly fail


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