هذه المصطلحات والأمثال الإنجليزية مألوفة ومفهومة بوضوح لدى المتحدثين الأصليين، إلا أنها لا تُستخدم عادةً في المحادثات اليومية الروتينية.
إذا لم تكن قد أتقنت المصطلحات الأكثر شيوعاً بعد، فننصحك بالبدء بها أولاً كخطوة أساسية. أما إذا كنت ملمّاً بتلك التعبيرات بالفعل، فإن المصطلحات المذكورة أدناه ستمنح لغتك الإنجليزية طابعاً أكثر حيوية وتميزاً.
English Idioms
| Idiom | Meaning | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| A little learning is a dangerous thing | People who don’t understand something fully are dangerous | by itself |
| A snowball effect | Events have momentum and build upon each other | as part of a sentence |
| A snowball’s chance in hell | No chance at all | as part of a sentence |
| A stitch in time saves nine | Fix the problem now because it will get worse later | by itself |
| A storm in a teacup | A big fuss about a small problem | as part of a sentence |
| An apple a day keeps the doctor away | Apples are good for you | by itself |
| An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure | You can prevent a problem with little effort. Fixing it later is harder. | by itself |
| As right as rain | Perfect | as part of a sentence |
| Bolt from the blue | Something that happened without warning | as part of a sentence |
| Burn bridges | Destroy relationships | as part of a sentence |
| Calm before the storm | Something bad is coming, but right now it’s calm | as part of a sentence |
| Come rain or shine | No matter what | as part of a sentence |
| Curiosity killed the cat | Stop asking questions | by itself |
| Cut the mustard | Do a good job | as part of a sentence |
| Don’t beat a dead horse | Move on, this subject is over | by itself |
| Every dog has his day | Everyone gets a chance at least once | by itself |
| Familiarity breeds contempt | The better you know someone the less you like him | by itself |
| Fit as a fiddle | In good health | as part of a sentence |
| Fortune favours the bold | Take risks | by itself |
| Get a second wind | Have more energy after having been tired | as part of a sentence |
| Get wind of something | Hear news of something secret | as part of a sentence |
| Go down in flames | Fail spectacularly | as part of a sentence |
| Haste makes waste | You’ll make mistakes if you rush through something | by itself |
| Have your head in the clouds | Not be concentrating | as part of a sentence |
| He who laughs last laughs loudest | I’ll get you back for what you did | by itself |
| Hear something straight from the horse’s mouth | Hear something from the person involved | as part of a sentence |
| He’s not playing with a full deck | He’s dumb | by itself |
| He’s off his rocker | He’s crazy | by itself |
| He’s sitting on the fence | He can’t make up his mind | by itself |
| It is a poor workman who blames his tools | If you can’t do the job, don’t blame it on others | by itself |
| It is always darkest before the dawn | Things are going to get better | by itself |
| It takes two to tango | One person alone isn’t responsible. Both people are involved. | by itself |
| Jump on the bandwagon | Follow a trend, do what everyone else is doing | as part of a sentence |
| Know which way the wind is blowing | Understand the situation (usually negative) | as part of a sentence |
| Leave no stone unturned | Look everywhere | as part of a sentence |
| Let sleeping dogs lie | Stop discussing an issue | as part of a sentence |
| Like riding a bicycle | Something you never forget how to do | as part of a sentence |
| Like two peas in a pod | They’re always together | as part of a sentence |
| Make hay while the sun shines | Take advantage of a good situation | as part of a sentence |
| On cloud nine | Very happy | as part of a sentence |
| Once bitten, twice shy | You’re more cautious when you’ve been hurt before | by itself |
| Out of the frying pan and into the fire | Things are going from bad to worse | by itself |
| Run like the wind | Run fast | as part of a sentence |
| Shape up or ship out | Work better or leave | by itself |
| Snowed under | Busy | as part of a sentence |
| That ship has sailed | It’s too late | by itself |
| The pot calling the kettle black | Someone criticizing someone else he is just as bad | as part of a sentence |
| There are clouds on the horizon | Trouble is coming | by itself |
| Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones | People who are morally questionable shouldn’t criticize others | by itself |
| Through thick and thin | In good times and in bad times | as part of a sentence |
| Time is money | Work quickly | by itself |
| Waste not, want not | Don’t waste things and you’ll always have enough | by itself |
| We see eye to eye | We agree | by itself |
| Weather the storm | Go through something difficult | as part of a sentence |
| Well begun is half done | Getting a good start is important | by itself |
| When it rains it pours | Everything is going wrong at once | by itself |
| You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar | You’ll get what you want by being nice | by itself |
| You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink | You can’t force someone to make the right decision | by itself |
| You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs | There’s always a cost to doing something | by itself |
اقرأ أيضا: اقوى المصطلحات الانجليزية في 2026
