| Idioms | Meaning | Colloactions | Examples | |--------|---------|---------|------| | to bite the bullte | to force youself to do something difficult | choose , had | I had to bite the bullet and move away from my family for better education | | piece of cake | something that is very easy | | Learning English is a piece of cake | | once in a blue moon | rarely, ocasionally | |I play games once in a blue moon| | to kill two birds with one stone | to accomplish two goals with one action | decided, chose | I decided to kill two birds with one stone and buy one present for her birthday and christmas. | | burn the midnight oil | to work very hard on something | |I do still burn the midnight oil| | cry over spilled milk | to have negative feelings about something that cannot be changed | | I was a bit upset when I lost my phone, but then I thought, well, there is no point crying over spilled milk, so I just bought a new one. | | don't count your chickens before they hatch | don't assume something will happen until it actually occurs||| | go the extra mile | to do more than what is required | | The thing I love about my wife is that, whatever she does, she goes the extra mile.