Here are 15 common English idioms and phrases that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound like a native speaker in no time.

1. ‘The best of both worlds’ – means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.
“By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.”

2. ‘Speak of the devil’ – this means that the person you’re just talking about actually turns up at that moment.
“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”

3. ‘See eye to eye’ – this means agreeing with someone.
“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”

4. ‘Once in a blue moon’ – an event that happens infrequently.
“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”

5. ‘When pigs fly’ – something that will never happen.
“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”

6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’– something is very expensive.
“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”

7. ‘A piece of cake’– something is very easy.
“The English test was a piece of cake.”

8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ – to accidentally reveal a secret.
“I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.”

9. ‘To feel under the weather’ – to not feel well.
“I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”

10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’ – to solve two problems at once.
“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”

11. ‘To cut corners’ – to do something badly or cheaply.
“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”

12. ‘To add insult to injury’ – to make a situation worse.
“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”

13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ – to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.
“I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

14. ‘Break a leg’ – means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).
“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”

15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’ – to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”

To test your new-found knowledge here are some sentences to practice with. Fill in the blank!

A) I can’t afford this purse! It _______. I won’t be able to pay my rent!
B) His birthday was supposed to be a surprise! I can’t believe you _____. Now he knows!
C) Ha! John has been promising to paint the house for five years…. Maybe when _______.
D) Yeah, it’ll _______. I need to sign some papers at Jenny’s school anyway so i’ll pick her up for you too.
E) I don’t really like going out to bars anymore. I only go _______.
F) I’m sorry I can’t come into work today. I’m ________. I have a sore throat and runny nose.
G) They tried ________ when installing the pipes for the house and now we have leaks only one month after purchasing it!
H) We missed our flight to Paris because the connecting flight was late and to ______ they made us pay for a new ticket as if it was our fault!
I) I can’t wait to see you perform on stage tonight! ______!
J) Jane is just never on time to work, it’s really annoying. O wow, ______ here she comes…
K) So we’re going to London, then Munich, then we will fly out of Athens, right? Great. I’m so glad to be traveling with someone I _______ with.
L) Wow, she found her dream man and has now landed an amazing job. She really does have ______.
M) OK, she might not be the most attractive but _________. I’m sure she is a sweetheart.
N) I have been trying to figure this out for ages. Thanks so much, you’re right. You _______.
O) I can’t believe that was our test. I think it was easier than some of our homework! It was a ______.

So how did you do? Don’t forget to try and use these idioms and phrases when practicing your English. And do let us know if you need further clarification on commonly used idioms by leaving a comment below.

Answers: 6, 8, 5, 10, 4, 9, 11, 12, 14, 2, 3, 1, 13, 15, 7.

Adverb शब्द-भेद की श्रेणी को कहते हैं जिनसे verb, adjective या अन्य adverb के अर्थ को सुधारते या उसकी विशेषता प्रकट करते हैं उनके बारे में अतिरिक्त जानकारी देते हैं. 
Adverb is the part of speech that provide additional information about some verb, adjective or some other adverb.

जैसे adjective से किसी noun या pronoun के अर्थ में सुधार होता है, उसी तरह adverb से verb, adjective या किसी अन्य adverb के अर्थ में सुधार होता है.
Just like an adjective describes some noun or pronoun, an adverb describes some verb, adjective or some other adverb.

Raju runs quickly.	यहां क्रिया run को वर्णित कर रहा है quickly. The adverb quickly is describing the verb run.
This is a very sweet mango.	sweet एक adjective है और very इस adjective के बारे में अतिरिक्त जानकारी दे रहा है. Very is used to add additional information about the adjective sweet.
Sahib reads quiteclearly.	इस वाक्य में adverb clearly क्रिया reads को वर्णित करता है और adverb quite वर्णित करता है clearly को. The adverb clearly describes the verb read, while the adverb quite describes clearly..

वाक्यों के आरम्भ में प्रयुक्त adverb कभी-कभी किसी एक शब्द को modify न करके सम्पूर्ण वाक्य को modify करता है.
Adverbs used at the beginning of a sentence sometimes modify the meaning of the entire sentence.

I have often thought of going to my grandparent's house.	यहाँ often का प्रयोग thought के साथ किया गया है. Often से पता चलता है कि मैं कितनी बार सोचता हूँ.
I have thought of going often to my grandparent's house.	यहाँ often का प्रयोग going के साथ किया गया है. यहाँ पर पता चलता है कि मैं कितनी बार जाना चाहता हूँ.

My friend lives here.

She speaks fluently.

I always go to school on time.

She never speaks a lie.

He is always cheerful.

He performed his duty carefully.

I have always told him to work hard.

He does not know my address.