Broken watch is right twice a day When something is lucky or successful but undeserving.

Example of idiom and the meaning. This will stay between us right. Do not tell mom that I broke the chair silence is golden. The meaning of this idiom is that people think the other person or someone in a different situation has it better or easier than they do.

A hard nut to crack. A situation or activity that is comfortable or easy Example. Brainstorm Develop or think of new ideas.

Heres a list of the most commonly used idioms for students with meanings and example sentences. Sensible and realistic 6. Here are 100 idioms and their meanings 1.

An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a meaning that in most cases cannot be deduced directly from the individual words in that phrase or expression. Example - It was really difficult to find the information even after applying the whole bag of tricks. Making money is no bed of roses.

Idioms are the idiosyncrasies of a language says Christine Ammer. I gave my best to be friendly with her but she is simply a hard nut to crack. English speakers arent unique in their use of idioms.

The examples below demonstrate how you cant easily understand the meaning of these. Play it by ear. Losing the job was a blessing in disguise for her as she started her own clothing business.