If you want to understand the English language you should learn some idioms, they are very common in everyday conversation.
When you travel abroad and you already know some idioms you are certainly advantaged: you don't risk to misunderstand and you make for sure a good impression.
But what is an idiom?
An idiom is an expression used to mean something different from its literal meaning.
There are loads of idioms in the English language. Some of them are easier to understand, also because their meaning may be similar to the one in your own language; others are more complicated, but personally I really like them, they are so funny!
Here are some of the most common and known idioms:
Better late than never Better to arrive late than not to come at all Break a leg Good luck Get out of hand Get out of control Give someone the benefit of the doubt Trust what someone says Hang in there Don't give up No pain, no gain You have to work for what you want Pull someone's leg To joke with someone Time flies when you're having fun You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun Under the weather Sick A picture is worth 1000 words Better to show than tell Actions speak louder than words Believe what people do and not what they say Break the ice Make people feel more comfortable Costs an arm and a leg Very expensive Don't cry over spilt milk There's no reason to complain about something that can't be fixed Don't put all your eggs in one basket What you're doing is too risky Every cloud has a silver lining Good things come after bad things Don’t judge a book by its cover Not judging something by its initial appearance Killing two birds with one stone Accomplishing two different tasks in the same undertaking
When pigs fly Something that will never happen
It's a piece of cake Something you find very easy
Did you already know some of these?