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• IDIOMS: 
  Lists of idioms with their meaning and an example of use.
  The idioms are listed both in alphabetical order and by theme.
  

  Idioms in alphabetical order: (A-Z list of idioms)

  1. alphabetical list A
  2. alphabetical list B
  3. alphabetical list C
  4. alphabetical list D
  5. alphabetical list E
  6. alphabetical list F
  7. alphabetical list G
  8. alphabetical list H
  9. alphabetical list I
  10. alphabetical list J
  11. alphabetical list K
  12. alphabetical list L
  13. alphabetical list M
  14. alphabetical list N
  15. alphabetical list O
  16. alphabetical list P
  17. alphabetical list Q
  18. alphabetical list R
  19. alphabetical list S
  20. alphabetical list T
  21. alphabetical list U
  22. alphabetical list V
  23. alphabetical list W
  24. alphabetical list XYZ
      

Idioms by theme:

1. actions and behaviour
2. age
3. agreements and arrangements
4. ambition and determination
5. anger - annoyance - irritation
6. animals - fish - birds - insects
7. anxiety - fear
8. arguments - disagreements- disputes
9. authority - power
10. beauty - appearance
11. body
    • arms-elbow
    • back-belly-stomach
    • blood-body-bones
    • body
    • brains
    • ears
    • eyes-eyebrows-eyelids
    • face-cheek-chin
    • feet
    • fingers-knuckles-thumb
    • hair
    • hands1
    • hands2
    • head
    • heart-lungs
    • knees-legs-heels-toes
    • lips-mouth
    • neck-throat
    • nose
    • shoulders-skin-spine
    • teeth
    • tongue
12. books
13. business - work
14. choices - options - alternatives
15. clothes
16. colours
17. communication - contact - information
18. comparison - similarity
19. consequences - effects
20. countries - cities - nationalities
21. descriptions of people (personality, character and appearance)
22. descriptions of places, things and events
23. efficiency - competence
24. employment - jobs
25. enthusiasm - eagerness - motivation
26. feelings - emotions - reactions
27. food and drink
28. frankness - openness - sincerity
29. fun and enjoyment
30. habits
31. happiness - sadness
32. health - fitness
33. hesitation - indecision - doubt
34. honesty - dishonesty
35. house, furniture and household fittings
36. intelligence - understanding - comprehension
37. knowledge and wisdom
38. law and order
39. lifestyle - way of life
40. luck - opportunity
41. madness - insanity
42. memory - remembering
43. mind expressions
44. mistakes - errors
45. money - finance - wealth
46. music
47. negotiations
48. numbers - quantities - amounts
49. plants - flowers - trees
50. politeness - manners
51. problems - difficulties
52. relationships (social, working and personal relationships)
53. safety - danger
54. secrets - discretion
55. shopping
56. sleep - tiredness
57. speed - rapidity
58. sports - games - athletics
59. success - failure
60. surprise - astonishment - disbelief
61. thoughts - ideas - imagination
62. time
63. travel - transport
64. violence- aggressiveness
65. weather
    
    

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