英語イディオム

Idioms — Expressions people actually use。ネイティブが実際に使う122個を、意味・例文・発音つきでまとめました。

a piece of cake朝飯前 — The test was a piece of cake.
break a leg頑張って（舞台前） — Break a leg tonight!
hit the books勉強する — I need to hit the books this weekend.
hit the sack寝る — I'm gonna hit the sack.
call it a day今日は終わりにする — Let's call it a day.
under the weather体調が悪い — I'm feeling under the weather.
on the same page認識が一致して — Are we on the same page?
the last straw我慢の限界 — Being late again was the last straw.
a blessing in disguise不幸中の幸い — Losing that job was a blessing in disguise.
cost an arm and a legすごく高い — That watch cost an arm and a leg.
once in a blue moonめったにない — I go to the movies once in a blue moon.
the elephant in the room誰も触れない大問題 — Let's talk about the elephant in the room: the budget.
think outside the box型にはまらず考える — We need to think outside the box.
cut corners手を抜く — Don't cut corners on quality.
get the hang ofコツをつかむ — You'll get the hang of it.
keep an eye on見張る・注意して見る — Can you keep an eye on my bag?
let the cat out of the bag秘密をばらす — Who let the cat out of the bag?
miss the boat機会を逃す — Book now or you'll miss the boat.
on the fence迷っている — I'm on the fence about moving.
out of the blue突然 — She texted me out of the blue.
play it by ear臨機応変にやる — Let's play it by ear.
pull someone's legからかう — Relax, I'm pulling your leg.
see eye to eye意見が一致する — We don't always see eye to eye.
speak of the devil噂をすれば — Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.
take it easy気楽にね — Take it easy this weekend.
the ball is in your court次はあなたの番 — I sent the offer. The ball's in your court.
time flies時が経つのは早い — Time flies when you're having fun.
under pressureプレッシャーの中で — I work well under pressure.
up in the air未定 — Our plans are still up in the air.
when pigs flyありえない — He'll be on time when pigs fly.
a no-brainer考えるまでもない — Free upgrade? No-brainer.
back to square one振り出しに戻る — The client said no. Back to square one.
behind someone's back陰で — Don't talk about him behind his back.
bite off more than you can chew手に負えないことを引き受ける — I bit off more than I could chew this week.
burn the midnight oil夜遅くまで働く — I burned the midnight oil to finish.
by the book規則通りに — Do it by the book.
easier said than done言うは易く行うは難し — Just relax? Easier said than done.
give someone the benefit of the doubt好意的に解釈する — Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
go with the flow流れに任せる — I just go with the flow.
hang in there頑張れ — Hang in there. It gets better.
in the long run長い目で見れば — It'll save money in the long run.
it's not rocket science難しくない — It's not rocket science. Just plug it in.
jump to conclusions早合点する — Don't jump to conclusions.
keep in touch連絡を取り合う — Let's keep in touch.
learn the ropes仕事のコツを覚える — I'm still learning the ropes.
let off steamストレスを発散する — I go to the gym to let off steam.
make ends meet何とかやりくりする — It's hard to make ends meet.
no strings attached見返りなしで — It's a free trial, no strings attached.
on thin ice危うい立場で — You're on thin ice with the boss.
over the moon大喜びで — She was over the moon about the news.
put yourself in someone's shoes相手の立場になる — Put yourself in her shoes.
ring a bell聞き覚えがある — Does that name ring a bell?
sleep on it一晩考える — Let me sleep on it.
so far so good今のところ順調 — How's the new job? — So far so good.
the best of both worldsいいとこ取り — Remote work with an office nearby: the best of both worlds.
throw in the towel降参する — Don't throw in the towel yet.
up to youあなた次第 — Pizza or sushi? Up to you.
you can say that againまったくその通り — It's hot. — You can say that again.
your guess is as good as mine私にもわからない — When will it start? Your guess is as good as mine.
a dime a dozenありふれた — Coffee shops are a dime a dozen here.
beat around the bush遠回しに言う — Stop beating around the bush.
cross that bridge when we come to itその時になったら考える — What if it fails? We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
cut to the chase本題に入る — Let's cut to the chase. What's the price?
get out of hand手に負えなくなる — The party got out of hand.
go the extra mile一手間かける — Great service means going the extra mile.
heads up事前の知らせ — Thanks for the heads-up.
in hot water困った状況に — He's in hot water with his boss.
it's a dealそれで決まり — Lunch on me if you help? — It's a deal.
make a long story short手短に言うと — To make a long story short, I missed the flight.
on cloud nine有頂天 — I've been on cloud nine all week.
out of my league高嶺の花 — She's out of my league.
take a rain checkまた今度にする — Can I take a rain check?
the ball is rolling動き出した — Good, the ball is rolling.
twist someone's arm無理に説得する — Okay, you twisted my arm. One more drink.
a long shot望みは薄い — It's a long shot, but let's try.
all ears興味津々で聞く — Tell me more. I'm all ears.
blow off steamうっぷんを晴らす — Karaoke is how I blow off steam.
dead end行き止まり・先がない — That job is a dead end.
gut feeling直感 — My gut feeling says no.
hit or miss当たり外れがある — That restaurant is hit or miss.
home run大成功 — The launch was a home run.
in a nutshell要するに — In a nutshell, we need more clients.
on the house店のおごりで — The dessert is on the house.
the bottom line結論・肝心なこと — The bottom line: we're over budget.
nodうなずく — Don't just nod. Ask questions.
shrug肩をすくめる — He just shrugged.
sighため息をつく — She sighed and said, "Fine."
blush顔を赤らめる — You're blushing!
stareじっと見る — Why are you staring at me?
glanceちらっと見る — I glanced at my phone.
mumbleぼそぼそ話す — Stop mumbling. I can't hear you.
stutterどもる — I stutter when I'm nervous.
chatおしゃべりする — We chatted for an hour.
mutterつぶやく — He muttered something about the boss.
teaseからかう — Stop teasing me!
compliment褒める — He complimented my English.
insult侮辱する — Don't insult the chef.
reassure安心させる — The doctor reassured me.
comfort慰める — She comforted me when I was sad.
cheer応援する・歓声を上げる — The crowd cheered.
hugハグする — Come here, let me hug you.
cry泣く — That movie made me cry.
laugh笑う — I couldn't stop laughing.
smile微笑む — Smile! It's a photo.
frown眉をひそめる — Why are you frowning?
panicパニックになる — Don't panic.
overthink考えすぎる — Stop overthinking it.
procrastination先延ばし癖 — Procrastination is my superpower.
motivationやる気 — I have zero motivation today.
confidence自信 — Speaking every day builds confidence.
anxiety不安 — Social anxiety is common.
gratitude感謝 — Start the day with gratitude.
patience忍耐 — Learning a language takes patience.
faith信仰・信頼 — Have a little faith.
pray祈る — I pray before big decisions.
blessed恵まれた・ありがたい — I'm blessed to have good friends.
church教会 — I go to church on Sundays.
Bible聖書 — I read the Bible in English to practice.
grace恵み・優雅さ — She handled it with grace.
forgiveness許し — Forgiveness takes time.
hope希望 — Don't lose hope.
purpose目的・生きがい — Music gives me purpose.

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