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AMERICAN IDIOMS (E)

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Idioms starting with E
Here is our list of popular "E" idioms that are used in American English:


(To give someone an) earful:
a strong verbal scolding. ex. "Katie's father really gave her an earful when she came home at 4 AM."

Easy! (command):
Not so fast! Calm down! ex. "Easy! Don't eat so fast!"

Ease off (v.) (also "ease up"): To start doing something less intensely. ex: "Don't criticize him so much. Ease off a little bit!"

Easy come, easy go:
PROVERB. Said to explain the loss of something that was very easily obtained in the first place.

Easy-going:
Tolerant; laid-back; relaxed. ex. "Bill is one the most easy-going guys that I know. He never gets upset about anything."

(To) eat one's heart out:
To be envious or jealous (used mostly as a command). ex. "Eat your heart out Frank, I'm going to Paris!"

(To) eat one's words:
To admit that what one said was wrong. ex. "You think I won't be able to find work in one week? I'm going to make you eat your words."

(To) eat up:
1) To enjoy thoroughly. ex: "He eats up the publicity."; 2) To use up. ex: "Playing video games will eat up your cell phone battery."; 3) To believe (without questioning). ex: "She's so gullible. She'll eat up anything you tell her.

Eating: Bothering. ex: "What's eating him?" (What's bothering him?)

Elbow room:
Enough space (room) to feel comfortable.

Enough is enough:
That is enough and there should be no more; usually said when one has had enough of a certain situation.

(To) enter one's mind:
To cross one's mind; to start thinking about something. ex. "You want me to become a doctor? The thought never even entered my mind."

Every so often:
Once in while; occasionally. ex. "I think about her every so often."

Every other:
Every second. Alternate. ex. "In Los Angeles, every other person is an actor."

Expecting:
Pregnant. ex. "She is expecting."

Eye-opener (n.): Something that makes you realize something. ex: "That video was a real eye-opener. I had no idea things were that bad."


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