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Category: Idioms and phrases

What does ‘stick to your guns’ mean?

May 21, 2025 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

The idiom ‘stick to your guns’ means to not change your opinion or decision, even when other people disagree with[…]

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What does ‘out of the blue’ mean?

December 11, 2024 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

Have you ever heard the idiom ‘out of the blue’? It means something happens suddenly and surprisingly. It’s used when[…]

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What does ‘get cold feet’ mean?

August 23, 2024 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Elementary (CEFR A2)

Have you ever heard the idiom ‘get cold feet’? This idiom means to suddenly feel too scared to do something[…]

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What does ‘chill out’ mean?

June 26, 2024 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

Have you ever heard the phrase ‘chill out’? It’s often used in casual conversation. It means to tell someone who’s[…]

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What does ‘hit on someone’ mean?

March 19, 2024 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

Do you know what the phrase ‘hit on someone’ means? It doesn’t mean to physically hit someone. If someone ‘hits[…]

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Is it a big problem or is it ‘a storm in a teacup’?

January 20, 2024 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

Do you know what the idiom ‘a storm in a teacup’ means? If something is ‘a storm in a teacup’,[…]

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What does ‘take a rain check’ mean?

November 25, 2023 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

If someone says they will ‘take a rain check’, it means they cannot accept your invitation but would like to[…]

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Are you a ‘butterfingers?’

September 26, 2023 pomakaco Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

If you’re a ‘butterfingers’, you’re clumsy and often drop things. It can also mean you’re bad at catching things, for[…]

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Have you ever heard the phrase ‘fat chance!’?

August 22, 2023 pomakaco Conversation strategies, Idioms and phrases, Reading level: Intermediate (CEFR B1)

If someone says ‘fat chance!’, it means they think something you said will not happen or is very unlikely to[…]

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What does ‘jump the gun’ mean?

July 14, 2023 pomakaco Idioms and phrases

If you ‘jump the gun,’ you do something too soon or before the right time. It’s usually used when you[…]

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