In everyday language, a phrase can refer to any aggregation of words. In linguistics, a phrase is a group of words (sometimes a word) that functions as a single unit in the grammar of a sentence.

The following is a collection of the most commonly used English phrases. I hope it will be helpful to you! The most commonly used English phrases 1

1. Have a nice day. I wish you a happy day

2. So far, so good. So far everything is good

3. Take it or leave it.

5. Good for you. Good! Well done!

6. Time flies! Time flies

7. Time is money. Time is money.

8. That's life. This is life

9. Now you're talking. Is this right?

10. have butterflies in one's stomach Nervous

11. You asked for it. You asked for it

12. read between the lines The implication between the lines

13. The rest is history. Know

14. A little bird told me.

15. It never rains but it pours. 16. Mind your own business . None of your business

17. Hang in there. Hold on

18. could be worse

19. Money talks. Money Almighty

20. count me out

21. Over my dead body! Don’t even think about it (unless I die)

22. go fifty-fifty on sth. 23. You can say that again! You said it! You're right; you're right

24. Look who's talking! It's up to you!

25. It's Greek to me. I don't understand it at all

26. take my word for it

27. not one's cup of tea not interesting; not to your liking

28. Get real! Stop making trouble; stop joking

29. head over heels deep; completely

　30. Suit yourself. As you please

　31. What's the catch? What's the intention?

　32. let the cat out of bag reveal the secret

36. once in a blue moon once in a blue moon; once in a lifetime

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37. Be prepared. Prepare

38. It's easier said than done.

39. have second thoughts Think about it; hesitate

40. behind someone's back; carry someone on your back

41. Better luck next time. Better luck next time

42. come inhandy come in handy

　43. rains cats and dogs heavy rain

　44. First come, first served. First come, first served. First come, first served; first come, first served.

45. It's not myday! What a bad luck today

46. That's news to me.

47. There's no way to tell. There is no way to know

48. read sb.like an open book to know someone's thoughts

49. You've got me there. You got me

　50. Easy does it. Take your time; be careful; don't be angry

　51. on the tip of one's tongue Almost said it; almost remembered it

52. The more, the merrier. The more the better

53. let someone off the hook 54. beside the point deviate from the topic ; not the point

55. burn the candle at both ends; be busy day and night; spend a lot of energy

56. meet a deadline deadline

57. out of sight, out of mind out of sight; out of mind for a long time

58. rub someone the wrong way to annoy someone

59. stop on one's toes to offend someone

60. be fed up with be fed up with…

61. give credit where credit is due. Praise the person who deserves the praise

62. go from bad to worse 63. hit the jackpot 64. It all depends on what one means by sth. See what someone means by...

65. accidentally/on purpose accidentally/intentionally

66. in one's book in someone's dictionary; for...

67. No pains, no gains

68. You ain't seen nothing yet.

69. to give a rain check an invitation for another day

70. That's whatfriends are for.

71. It's a pain in the neck. Very annoying and difficult to avoid

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72. It's the thought that counts. 73. the tip of the iceberg; a subtle sign of danger

74. jump down someone's throat to answer someone rudely; to interrupt someone unreasonably

75. save sth.for a rainy day in case of emergency

76. behind the s

scenes behind the scenes; in the dark

77. by the skin of one's teeth just, reluctantly, luckily

78. Don't rock the boat. Don't destroy the status quo and make trouble

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79. worth its weight in gold 80. speak for the devil 81. right up/down someone's alley Expertise

82. You never know what you can do until you try. If you don’t try, you won’t know your potential

83. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. You help me and I will help you

84. A pennysaved is a penny earned. A penny saved is a penny earned.

85. get away from it all

86. make a mountain out of a molehill make a fuss; make a fuss; exaggerate

87. Two heads are better than one. Three cobblers are worth one Zhuge Liang

　88. get/ havecold feet nervous

　89. have someone's sight on sth. have a vision for something; be determined to do it

　90. Honesty is the best policy Honesty is the best policy

91. No sooner said than done. Just do it

92. sleep likea log sleep very deeply

93. through thick and thin *** Same experience

94. all in the day's work, accustomed to; not surprising

95. Curiosity killed the cat. Curiosity hurts the body

96. Great minds think alike. A sketch of what a hero sees

97. Some people never learn. Some people never learn well

98. There's no place like home. No place warmer than home

　99. You learn sth. new everyday. You will learn new things/know new things every day

　100. wrap things up to sort things out and end them

101. at the drop of a hat immediately, at any time

102. Beauty is only skin deep. Beauty is superficial

103. It takes two to tango. one 104. Never putoff until tomorrow what you can do today. 105. Some people have all the lu

ck. Some people are just that lucky

106. Don't be such a poor loser. Don't be unable to afford a loss

107. Don't cry over spilled milk. >

108. It wouldn't hurt to ask. 109. have one's head in the clouds 110. Never say die. Never lose heart

111. Seeing is believing

112. Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue.

113. Talk is cheap. Just talking is useless

　114. turn over a new leaf to start again

　115. burn the midnight oil to stay up late at night

　116. grin and bear it to endure in silence; Be patient

117. same to you I wish you the same

118. sth. is better than nothing 119. Opposites attract. Opposites attract

120. The feeling is mutual. 121. the calm before the storm 122. The early bird catches the worm The early bird catches the worm

123. Better left unsaid. Better not to say it

124. Tomorrow is another day. Tomorrow is a new day

125. come out in the wash, the truth is revealed; get a satisfactory result

126. Every dog ??has his day. Ten years of change

127. bury the hatchet Make peace; reconcile

128. A good manis hard to find. A good man is hard to find.

129. in the nick of time

130. Don't speak too soon. Don't speak too early

131. There's no such thing as a free lunch. There is no free lunch in the world

132. without batting an eyelid without blinking; Calm and composed

133. know the ropes know the learning rules or content

134. pay through the nose spend a lot of money

135. sell like hot cakes very popular

136. What's done is done. Just do it

137. Look before you leap. Think twice before you leap.

138. When the chips a

re down. At an important juncture; at a critical moment

139. bet one's bottom dollar 140. Variety is the spice of life. Variety enriches life

No words are good scenery

141. a wolf in sheep's clothing wolf in sheep's clothing

142. Haste makes waste. Haste makes waste

143. like a bull in a china shop clumsy; acting recklessly

144. someone is not out of the woods yet yet not out of danger

145. The best things in life are free. The best things in life cannot be bought with money

146. Easy come, easy go. Come quickly, go quickly

147. I don'thave a clue. I don't know

148. Better safe than sorry. Would rather be safe (reliable) than sorry

149. Practicemakes perfect.

150 . for crying out loud Oh! Please

151. on the spur of the moment impulse; whim

152. Every little bit counts. Every little bit counts.

　153. drive sb.to the wall to make someone crazy/unbearable; to make someone helpless

　154. get sth.off one's chest to pour out the things in one's heart; to drop the big things in one's heart Stone

　155. Two wrongsdon't make a right. Revenge will not help

　156. the blind leading the blind layman leading layman

　157. in the same boat connected with fate

158. Appearances can be deceiving. Appearances can be deceiving.

159. only time will tell only time will prove

160 . Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 161. take the good with the bad 162. take the bull by the horns act decisively; solve problems boldly and decisively

163. That's the last straw. The unbearable last blow

164. You can't please everyone. Satisfy everyone

165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

166. Money doesn't grow on trees . Money is hard to come by.

167. cost sb.an arm and a leg spend a lot of money

168. have the upper hand advantage

169. everything but the sink 170. Boys willbe boys. Boys will be boys. 171. Not beable to get a word in edgewise. 172. go back to square one Return to the original place

173. It's never too late to learn. ; I am very satisfied with it now, no need to change

175. on a first-name basis

176. Nothing to write home about. Worth mentioning; not worth recommending

177. packed in like sardines 178. There are other fish in the sea. 179. What you see is what you get. 180. come out smelling like a rose 181. hear through the grapevine hear rumors

182. read you loud and clear hear very clearly; know you very well

183. have a sweet tooth like sweets (like something)

184. know sb.like the back of one's hand 185. It's not the end of the world. 186. come away empty-handed get nothing

187. breathedown someone's neck follow someone closely; supervise someone

188. cost sb. a pretty penny is very expensive

　189. fill someone's shoes to take over someone's position

190. act the mustard to meet the standards

　191. like a dream come true like a dream come true

192. zero in onsth. Focus on; align (two prepositions used together, strange)

193. put/ laysth. on the line Frankly speaking, take... risk

194. like a fish out of water feeling awkward and uncomfortable

195. All systems are go. Ready.

(I studied this sentence for a long time, but it’s not a grammatical error?)

196. end of theroad

197. just what the doctor ordered

　198. pull the wool over someone's eyes to deceive; deceive someone

199. The first step is always the hardest. Everything is difficult at the beginning

200. Time changes, people change. Time will change, and people will also change. 2 of the most commonly used English phrases

Take care of love, care

Take a chance Risk, speculation

Take change start manage, take over

keep...company accompany

take (a) delight in to take pleasure in...

make a difference have an impact, play an (important) role

　carry/bring/put into effect to take effect, implement, implement

come/go into effect to take effect, implement

take effect to take effect, take effect

　catch sb.'s eye to be seen by someone, to attract someone's attention

　keep an eye on to pay attention, to look after, to pay close attention

　make a face

find fault with complain, picky, find faults

catch (on) fire catch fire, start burning

face to face face to face

a few some, several

quite a few quite a few

a little a little, some

little by little gradually, little by little

quite a little quite a lot, quite a lot

no matter no matter

the moment (that) one...

no more no more

Fair play Fair play, fair treatment

Attitude to/towards attitude, opinion

A great/good deal of a lot, very, extremely

influence on influence

interference in interference

interference with hindrance

introduction to introduction

a lot ( of) many (of), a large number (of)

Lots of a lot, a lot

fall in love (with sb.) fall in love with (someone)

reply to answer, reply

trolley bus tram

I.D. card identity card

credit card credit card

no doubt undoubtedly, very Maybe

next door

out of doors in the outdoors

face to face face to face

a few some, several

quite a few quite a few

a little a little bit, some

little by little gradually, little by little