30 PHRASES AND IDIOMS YOU’VE PROBABLY BEEN USING WRONG ALL ALONG: 1. Pet peeve - A particular thing that annoys you, especially something relatively minor. It is not simply something you hate. 2. Going Dutch - Each person pays their own share of the bill. Like when you’re hanging out with friends, but everyone has to sort out their own bills, such as transportation or whatever they eat or drink. Glorious pays for his, I pay for mine, and Kangchi does the same. 3. Take a rain check - To decline or postpone an invitation with the intention of possibly doing it another time. It has nothing to do with actually checking the rain. 4. Bite the bullet - To force yourself to face a difficult or painful situation with courage. 5. Break a leg - A way of wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance. It does not mean you literally want them injured. 6. Trojan horse - Something that appears harmless, helpful, or beneficial but is secretly intended to cause harm, deception, or gain access. 7. Achilles’ heel - A person’s particular weakness or vulnerable point, especially one that could cause them serious problems despite their overall strength. Example: My love for boobs is my Achilles’ heel. 😂 8. What’s your poison? - An informal way of asking someone what alcoholic drink they would like. It can also be used figuratively to ask someone what they prefer among several options. 9. A dime a dozen - Something very common and easy to find, therefore not particularly valuable or special. 10. The last straw - The final problem in a series of problems that makes you lose your patience or decide you have had enough. 11. Window shopping - Looking at goods in shops or stores without intending to buy anything. 12. To buy a pig in a poke - To buy something without inspecting it first, risking a bad deal. 13. To tilt at windmills - To waste energy fighting imaginary enemies or unrealistic problems. 14. Cross your T’s and dot your I’s - To pay close attention to the small details and make sure everything is correct, complete, and properly done. 15. Under the weather - Feeling slightly sick or unwell. 16. To spill the beans - To accidentally reveal a secret. 17. To break the ice - To make people feel more relaxed and comfortable in a new, awkward, or unfamiliar social situation, especially when they are meeting for the first time. 18. To eat humble pie - To admit you were wrong and apologize. 19. To throw the baby out with the bathwater - To accidentally discard something valuable while trying to get rid of something unwanted. 20. To burn the midnight oil - To stay up very late working or studying. 21. To keep someone at bay - To prevent an enemy or problem from coming too close. 22. To take something with a grain of salt - To listen to a statement with skepticism because it may be exaggerated or untrue. 23. To put your foot in your mouth - To say something embarrassing, hurtful, or tactless by mistake. 24. To throw down the gauntlet - To issue a formal challenge to someone. 25. To cross the Rubicon - To take an irreversible step that commits you to a specific course of action. 26. To make a mountain out of a molehill - To greatly exaggerate a very minor problem. 27. Cost an arm and a leg - To be extremely expensive. 28. To pay through the nose - To pay an outrageously high price for something. 29. Barking up the wrong tree - To pursue the wrong person, idea, or course of action because you have misunderstood the situation. 30. Jump on the bandwagon - To start supporting or doing something because it has become popular.