All of sudden
This phrase is similar to the more common adverb Suddenly, and can almost always be used in place of it.
Example: All of sudden there was a loud knocking at the door.
To get on the Ball
This amusing little phrase says that someone needs to improve something.
Your work is so sloppy. Get on the ball!!
To have the blue/ To be Blue
To many the color blue suggest coolness or calm,but in this idiom it means that someone is sad or depressed.
Since Jane stop dating Bob, She is been very blue.
Don’t be blue. Think about all the happiness you’ve had.
Break The Ice
This idiom really has nothing to do with ice; instead, it says that someone was the first to approach another person.
The silence was a long, but Maria broke the ice with a simple “hello.”
A card
This word describes a man (more rarely, a woman) who is very funny or witty.
I like Jack. He’s such a card.
You always make me laugh. You’re a real card.
To Keep an eye on
This unusual expression means that someone will watch carefully or guard something.
Keep an eye on my car. I have to go to the bank.
I can’t leave right now. I want to keep an eye on the pot on the stove.
To kick the Bucket
This expression is usually used when someone speaks about someone else’s death in a casual or even comic manner. Its synonym is to die.
When you kick the bucket, you’re going straight to hell.
Her house was sold a couple of years after Granny kicked the bucket.
Once in a blue moon
This expression explains about something which is very seldom.
Once in a blue moon, he will go out and see the movie.
Out Of The Blue
This expression has similar meaning with adverb suddenly, unexpectedly.
To his parents his wedding plans came out of the blue.
Pie in the sky
This expression means an unlikely future reward.
You’re nice to your uncle just because you think he might leave you all his money
When he dies?? Oh come on, that’s pie in the sky!!!.
On The Go
This phrase is usually used in a place of busy and in a hurry.
Her busy job really keeps her on the go.
To Keep in Touch
This phrase means to maintain communication with someone whether by telephone,letter, or other means.
After you move to New York, please keep in touch.
Rain Cats and Dogs
This expression has absolutely nothing to do with animals. Use it when you want to say that it is raining very hard.
I’m not going out there. It’s raining cats and dogs!!
Scatterbrained
This expression suggests that someone is Completely disorganized or a poor thinker.
She’ll never finish that project. She’s too scatterbrained.
To run out of
This expression is used to say that someone has exhausted the supply of a certain product or that is used up.
I think we’re about to run out of milk.
They run out of gas just before getting to Chicago.
To be sick of
This phrase means that someone finds something unbearable or can no longer endure it.
She left him because she was sick of his constant complaining.
Will the sun never shine? I’m sick of this weather!
Many Happy Returns of The Day
This phrase is used primarily in the form given above. It is used as a form of congratulations for a special day such as a birthday, anniversary, or wedding.
‘’Happy birthday!! Many happy returns of the day!!’’
Topsy-Turvy
This is used to say that something or some place is in a terrible state or very disorganized.
Mother entered my room and became angry when she saw that everything was
Topsy-turvy.
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