1. Square meal = a big meal with all types of food your body needs (equal/balance)
You shouldn’t just snack try to have at least one square meal every day.
2. Done to a turn = perfectly cooked (cooked both side)
The meat is delicious. It’s done to a turn.
3. Eat like a pig = eats very greedily and unpleasantly = not nice
He has no manners, he eats like a pig.
4. Eat like a horse = eats a lot
She's quite thin, even though she eats like a horse
5. Eat like a bird = eats very little
She’s quite fat, even though she eats like a bird
6. Burn the midnight oil = work or study until very late at night
Try not to burn the midnight oil the night before n exam. It's best to get an early night
7. Sleep on it = postpone making a decision until after a nights sleep
Don't decide now - sleep on it and see how you feel in the morning
8. Go / be out like a light = fell asleep very quickly
The little boy went out like a light as soon as he went to bed
9. Not lose sleep over sth = not worry about
It was just a silly argument - I wouldn't lose any sleep over it
More daily life idioms
1. I don't know whether I'm coming or going = unable to think or decide what to do because there are so many things to deal with.
I've been really busy; in fact, i don't know whether i'm coming or going!
2. Out on the town = spend the evening in the bars, restaurants or clubs
They"re lovely but they want to go out on the town every night.
3. Give it a miss = not take part (informal)
Well, last night i suggested to give it a miss, but they wouldn't listen.
4. Outstayed their welcome = stayed longer than the host would like
Well, I enjoying at first but now I'm fed up. They've outstayed their welcome
5. On the hoof = while doing other things
I'll just have to have a sandwich on the hoof
6. Pass the time of day = have a short, informal conversation or chat
There's not even a spare moment to pass the time of day with colleagues.
7. Having a bad hair day = a day when you think that you look unattractive, especially because of your hair; often used humorously to describe a day when everything seem to go wrong (informal)
I'm having a bad hair day today.
8. Take each day as it comes = deal with things as they happen and not worry about future; often used to describe recovering from an illness
How is your father feeling after operation ?
He's just trying to take each day as it comes.
9. Creature comforts = physical comfort like. Comfortable bed, hot water, food and warmth
When Sam first went travelling, he really missed his creature comforts, like hot water and a soft bed.
10. On the house = free from the business
We went out for a meal and the owner let us have it on the house.
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