An idiom is a collection of words that have a figurative meaning. Idioms occur in every language, and there are an estimated 25,000 expressions of this nature in English alone. Odds are you have heard or used an idiomatic expression sometime in your life.

Some common idioms include:

• An arm and a leg – Implies that something is very expensive

• To go out on a limb – To put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone or something

• Mumbo jumbo – Nonsense or meaningless speech

• On pins and needles – To be anxiously anticipating something

• Run out of steam – To be depleted of energy

• Start from scratch – To start something from the very beginning

• Tongue-in-cheek – Humorous

• Water under the bridge – Anything from the past that isn’t important anymore

• Get up on the wrong side of the bed – Describes someone who is having a bad day

• Let bygones be bygones – To forget about an argument

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