Let's enjoy some of the English idioms!

[DAS]

     In any case it's very helpful.

I normally hate to sleep during daytime, but sometimes I just can't help it.

[Ann]

forty winks

sleep for a while, mostly during the day
a nap
I must have to get my forty winks today since I didn’t sleep well since couple of days.

     In any case it's very helpful.

[DAS]

forty winks

sleep for a while, mostly during the day

a nap

I must have to get my forty winks today since I didn’t sleep well since couple of days.

[DAS]

All that glitters is not gold

[DAS]

     Unfortunately, (is comma necessary here?) it has become a usual thing nowadays. TV, Padio and Internet have been doing it without stopping.

Unfortunately, people have a tendecy of doing it nowadays..

[Ann]

To wash dirty linen in public

     Unfortunately, (is comma necessary here?) it has become a usual thing nowadays. TV, Padio and Internet have been doing it without stopping.

[DAS]

To wash dirty linen in public

[Ann]

To speak from experience

[DAS]

GET GOAT

irritate somebody
make someone feel very bad

She got my goat the moment she said my mother was no good at parenting.
The newcomer in our class is very intolerant – you can easily get her goat.
Although I don’t want to get your goat but I’ve lost your phone – somewhere.

[DAS]

slip of the tongue

a mistake in speech (or writing)
an error in speaking in which the speaker says something unintentionally

I had no intention of saying that to her, it was a slip of the tongue.
Slipping of the tongue may put you in trouble someday.
During the speech, one slip of the tongue spoiled the image of a great leader.

[DAS]

For a song

incredibly inexpensive

She bought those lovely shoes at a flea market for a song.

These watches are very expensive in Canada but you can buy them for a song in Switzerland.

[DAS]

Автор: Ann

go with the flow (go with the tide)

     Oh, yes! But certainly not always!

Everything is good in its season!

[Alesto]

Автор: Ann

go with the flow (go with the tide)

     Oh, yes! But certainly not always!

[Alesto]

Автор: DAS

go with the flow (go with the tide)

to do what other people are doing in any particular situation
be stress-free and adopt any situation, instead of trying to change it


Kevin didn’t want to be part of the pr0test, but all his friends wanted to stand for something, so he chose to go with the flow.

I would like to suggest you to go with the tide until you achieve a higher position in company.

[DAS]

FALL FROM GRACE

to lose status, respect or prestige

He was the best president we had ever had, until his fall from grace.