IDIOMS

A matter of life and death: a situation that is extremely serious

Sentence: They wouldn’t ask for help unless it were a matter of life and death.

Dead in the water: to have failed and to have little hope of success in the future

Sentence: With no leadership, the project was dead in the water.

Dead to the world: sound asleep or unconscious,

Sentence: I’m sorry i didn’t hear the phone, i must have been dead to the world this morning.

Dig one’s own grave: to do something that causes you harm, sometimes serious harm:

Sentence: She dug her own grave when she made fun of the boss.

Kick the bucket: to die

Sentence: Every one of us will kick the bucket someday.

Kill the goose that lays the golden egg: to destroy something that is a valuable resource or profitable to you

Sentence: By selling off his business, shyam killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

Kill time: to do something while you are waiting for something else:

Sentence: I went shopping to kill some time before my job interview.

Kill two birds with one stone: to succeed in achieving two things in a single action:

Sentence: I killed two birds with one stone and picked the kids up on the way to the supermarket.

Make a killing: to earn a lot of money in a short time and with little effort:

Sentence: They made a killing with the sale of their london house.

Never say die: to keep trying, to push ahead, or to remain hopeful.

Sentence: No matter how many things go wrong, never say die—we’ll find a way to finish this on time.