Browse idioms in Vietnamese and English.
Every idiom on the site, A to Z. Each one links through to its meaning, the Vietnamese expression that comes closest, and examples of it in use.
A41 idioms
View all 41 idioms starting with A- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- A black hen lays a white egg
- A blessing in disguise
- A change is as good as a rest
- A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast
- A clean hand needs no washing
- A dime a dozen
- A dog's life
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- A drop in the ocean
- A fish out of water
- A friend in need is a friend indeed
- A good beginning makes a good ending
- A good face is a letter of recommendation
- A good name is better than riches
- A good name is sooner lost than won
- A good wife makes a good husband
- A leopard can't change its spots
- A man is known by the company he keeps
- A method in the madness
- A miss is as good as a mile
- A penny saved is a penny earned
- A piece of cake
- A slap on the wrist
- A stitch in time saves nine
- A storm in a teacup
- A taste of your own medicine
- A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf
- A watched pot never boils
- Actions speak louder than words
- Add fuel to the fire
- Add insult to injury
- After rain comes fair weather
- All roads lead to Rome
- All that glitters is not gold
- As alike as two peas in a pod
- As black as coal
- As clear as daylight
- As old as the hills
- As strong as a horse
- As you sow, so shall you reap
- At the drop of a hat
B27 idioms
View all 27 idioms starting with B- Back to square one
- Barking dogs seldom bite
- Barking up the wrong tree
- Beat around the bush
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Beauty is only skin deep
- Beggars can't be choosers
- Better late than never
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- Better luck next time
- Better safe than sorry
- Better to die on your feet than live on your knees
- Birds of a feather flock together
- Bite off more than you can chew
- Bite off the hand
- Bite the bullet
- Bite your tongue
- Bitter pills may have blessed effects
- Blood is thicker than water
- Blow off steam
- Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
- Break a leg
- Break the ice
- Burn the midnight oil
- Burn your bridges
- Bury the hatchet
- Butterflies in your stomach
- By the skin of your teeth
C16 idioms
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View all 18 idioms starting with HI16 idioms
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K5 idioms
L21 idioms
View all 21 idioms starting with LM14 idioms
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S29 idioms
View all 29 idioms starting with S- Save for a rainy day
- Second to none
- See eye to eye
- Seeing is believing
- Sell like hot cakes
- Show your true colours
- Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
- Silence is golden
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- Sink or swim
- Sit on the fence
- Sit tight
- Sleep on it
- Slow and steady wins the race
- Smell a rat
- So far, so good
- So many men, so many minds
- Something is better than nothing
- Spare the rod and spoil the child
- Speak of the devil
- Speak your mind
- Spill the beans
- Spread yourself too thin
- Stab in the back
- Stand your ground
- Steal someone's thunder
- Steer clear of
- Stick to your guns
- Still waters run deep
- Strike while the iron is hot
T51 idioms
View all 51 idioms starting with T- Take a back seat
- Take it with a grain of salt
- Take something to heart
- Take the bull by the horns
- Talk shop
- Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are
- That ship has sailed
- The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
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- The ball is in your court
- The best of both worlds
- The best things in life are free
- The calm before the storm
- The devil is in the detail
- The devil is not so black as he is painted
- The die is cast
- The early bird catches the worm
- The end justifies the means
- The first step is always the hardest
- The grass is always greener on the other side
- The last laugh
- The last straw
- The more the merrier
- The pen is mightier than the sword
- The tip of the iceberg
- The truth will out
- The upper hand
- The whole nine yards
- The writing is on the wall
- There is no smoke without fire
- There's no place like home
- Think before you speak
- Through thick and thin
- Throw a sprat to catch a mackerel
- Throw caution to the wind
- Throw in the towel
- Throw someone under the bus
- Tighten your belt
- Time and tide wait for no man
- Time cures all pains
- Time flies
- Time is money
- Time will tell
- Tit for tat
- To each their own
- Too many cooks spoil the broth
- Touch base
- Travel broadens the mind
- Turn a blind eye
- Twist someone's arm
- Two can play at that game
- Two heads are better than one
U5 idioms
W21 idioms
View all 21 idioms starting with W- Wait and see
- Walk a mile in someone's shoes
- Walk on eggshells
- Walls have ears
- Waste not, want not
- Water under the bridge
- We reap what we sow
- Wear your heart on your sleeve
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- Wet behind the ears
- What goes up must come down
- What will be, will be
- When in Rome, do as the Romans do
- When the cat's away, the mice will play
- When the going gets tough, the tough get going
- When the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
- Where there is a will, there is a way
- Where there's smoke, there's fire
- While there's life, there's hope
- With age comes wisdom
- Words must be weighed, not counted
- Worth its weight in gold