There are lots of useful English idioms. Here I've selected a dozen for you and grouped them under the topics of family, friends and work. I bumped into Linda the other day in the High Street.

and knowing basic mathematics is essential for everyday life. So let’s get back to the basics and learn some interesting phrases about numbers. Using these idioms will be as easy as one-two-three.

“Idioms are very common in everyday language; research has even shown that more than half of our everyday speech is made up of them,” says Lin, a research assistant professor from the ...