1. Break a leg!
“Break a leg” may sound strange at first, but it’s a fun way to say “good luck” in English! Consider it a funny saying, instead of wishing you bad luck (as in breaking a leg), it wishes you success, particularly before a performance or something important.
Here’s an example:
You’re backstage, getting ready for your starring role in your school play. Your friend encourages you by saying, “Break a leg out there!” This means that your friend wishes you good luck. So the next time someone says it to you, you will know they are rooting for you!
2. A piece of cake
“A piece of cake” means something is as simple as eating a piece of cake! Cake is delicious and easy to eat, right? So, when you say a task is “a piece of cake,” it means it’s super simple and you can do it without any trouble.
Here’s how to use this phrase:
You are teaching your friend a new video game. You quickly mastered it, so you say, “Learning this game is a piece of cake!” This means the game is really easy to learn.
3. Feeling under the weather
Feeling “under the weather” indicates that you are not at your best and are feeling a little yucky. It’s those days when you get up with a scratchy throat and don’t feel like yourself. This phase could be used to text your friend, “I’m feeling a little under the weather today, I might not go to school.” So the next time you wake up feeling a little off or sick, you can say you’re “under the weather.”
4. Spill the tea
Imagine you’re having lunch with your friends and they whisper, “Hey, did you hear about what happened between Sarah and Mike? Spill the tea!” Spilling the tea means sharing gossip or secrets. Next time you have some juicy gossip to share with a friend, you can say you’re “spilling the tea.” Remember, sharing secrets is fun, but keep it cool and positive!
5. See eye to eye
See Eye to Eye means that you completely agree with someone, as if you are both looking at the same thing.
Here’s how you use the phrase:
You and your friend think the new movie is hilarious. That’s what you say, “We totally see eye to eye on this movie, it’s awesome!” So the next time you and another person agree on something, you can say you “see eye to eye” with them.
You now have five epic idioms to sharpen your English conversation skills. From wishing good luck to sharing secrets, these phrases will make you sound like a native speaker. Don’t be afraid to use these idioms to showcase your English skills! Remember, practice makes perfect, and the more you use these idioms, the cooler you’ll sound!