usingenglish.co m http://www.usingenglish.com/members/idioms/index.php?show=IdiomsEnglish Idioms: E Ho me > Me mb e rs > Id io ms & Slang English Idio ms: 62 ent ries beginning wit h 'E' Each to the ir o wn Diffe re nt p e o p le have d iffe re nt p re fe re nce s. In Ame rican Eng lish, 'Each to his o wn' is mo re co mmo n. Eag e r b e ave r A p e rso n who is e xtre me ly ke e n is an e ag e r b e ave r. Eag le e ye s So me o ne who has e ag le e ye s se e s e ve rything ; no d e tail is to o small. Early b ath (UK) If so me o ne has o r g o e s fo r an e arly b ath, the y q uit o r lo se the ir jo b o r p o sitio n e arlie r than e xp e cte d b e cause thing s have g o ne wro ng . Early b ird catche s the wo rm The e arly b ird catche s the wo rm me ans that if yo u start so me thing e arly, yo u stand a b e tte r chance o f succe ss. Early to b e d , e arly to rise , make s a man he althy we althy and wise It me ans that sle e p ing we ll and no t staying up late will he lp yo u o ut p hysically and financially. Earn a living To make mo ne y Ex: We ne e d to g e t a g o o d jo b to e arn a d e ce nt living . Ears are b urning If yo ur e ars are b urning , yo u se nse o r kno w that p e o p le so me whe re e lse are talking ab o ut yo u in an unp le asant way. Easie r said than d o ne If so me thing is e asie r said than d o ne , it is much mo re d ifficult than it so und s. It is o fte n use d whe n so me o ne ad vise s yo u to d o so me thing d ifficult and trie s to make it so und e asy. Easy as ABC So me thing that is as e asy as ABC is ve ry e asy o r simp le . Easy as b e ans So me thing that is so e asy that anyo ne can d o it is e asy as b e ans. Easy as falling o ff a lo g So me thing ve ry e asy o r simp le to d o is as e asy as falling o ff a lo g . Easy as p ie If so me thing is e asy as p ie , it is ve ry e asy ind e e d . Easy co me , e asy g o This id io m me ans that mo ne y o r o the r mate rial g ains that co me witho ut much e ffo rt te nd to g e t sp e nt o r co nsume d as e asily. Easy d o e s it 'Easy d o e s it' is use d to ad vise so me o ne to ap p ro ach a task care fully and slo wly, e sp e cially in sp o ke n Eng lish. Easy o n the e ye s So me o ne who 's e asy o n the e ye s is p le asing to lo o k at, an attractive p e rso n. Easy p e asy (UK) If so me thing is e asy p e asy, it is ve ry e asy ind e e d . ('Easy p e asy, le mo n sq ue e zy' is also use d .) Eat cro w (USA) If yo u e at cro w, yo u have to ad mit that yo u we re wro ng ab o ut so me thing . Eat humb le p ie If so me o ne ap o lo g ise s and sho ws a lo t o f co ntritio n fo r so me thing the y have d o ne , the y e at humb le p ie . Eat like a b ird If so me o ne e ats like a b ird , the y e at ve ry little . Eat like a ho rse So me o ne who e ats like a ho rse , e ats a lo t. Eat like a p ig If so me e ats like a p ig , the y e ithe r e at to o much o r the y have b ad tab le manne rs. Eat my hat Pe o p le say this whe n the y d o n't b e lie ve that so me thing is g o ing to hap p e n e .g . 'If he p asse s that e xam, I'll e at my hat!' Eat so me o ne alive If yo u e at so me o ne alive , yo u d e fe at o r b e at the m co mp re he nsive ly. Eat so me thing fo r b re akfast If yo u e at so me thing fo r b re akfast, yo u can d o it e ffo rtle ssly, and if yo u e at so me o ne fo r b re akfast, yo u can b e at the m e asily. Eat yo ur he art o ut If so me o ne te lls yo u to e at yo ur he art o ut, the y are saying the y are b e tte r than yo u at so me thing . Eat yo ur wo rd s If yo u e at yo ur wo rd s, yo u acce p t p ub licly that yo u we re wro ng ab o ut so me thing yo u said . Eco no mical with the truth (UK) If so me o ne , e sp e cially a p o litician, is e co no mical with the truth, the y le ave o ut info rmatio n in o rd e r to cre ate a false p icture o f a situatio n, witho ut actually lying . Eg g o n yo ur face If so me o ne has e g g o n the ir face , the y are mad e to lo o k fo o lish o r e mb arrasse d . Elb o w g re ase If so me thing re q uire s e lb o w g re ase , it invo lve s a lo t o f hard p hysical wo rk. Elb o w ro o m If yo u have n't g o t e no ug h e lb o w ro o m, yo u have n't g o t e no ug h sp ace . Ele p hant in the ro o m An e le p hant in the ro o m is a p ro b le m that e ve ryo ne kno ws ve ry we ll b ut no o ne talks ab o ut b e cause it is tab o o , e mb arrassing , e tc. Ele ve nth ho ur If so me thing hap p e ns at the e le ve nth ho ur, it hap p e ns rig ht at the last minute . Emp ty ve sse ls make the mo st no ise The tho ug htle ss o fte n sp e ak the mo st. End in smo ke If so me thing e nd s in smo ke , it p ro d uce s no co ncre te o r p o sitive re sult. This e xp re ssio n re fe rs to the b o asting b y a p e rso n, o f having p ut in a lo t o f e ffo rts b y him, fo r a p articular cause o r to attain a re sult which is ve ry d ifficult to b e d o ne b y any p e rso n. (This mainly re fe rs to an inve stig atio n o f a crime o r so lving a se rio us o ffe nce o r a myste ry). But at the e nd , whe n the d e sire d re sult is no t o b taine d , his claims are fo und to b e false and no t wo rth me ntio ning . So , he lo o se s his cre d ib ility. Eno ug h to co b b le d o g s with (UK) A larg e surp lus o f anything : We 've g o t e no ug h co ffe e to co b b le d o g s with. Po ssib le e xp lanatio ns: A co b b le sto ne is a cut sto ne with a curve d surface . The se we re se t to g e the r to cre ate ro ad surface s, in the d ays b e fo re the wid e sp re ad use o f asp halt. The imag e the p hrase co ntains is that, e ve n afte r all the ro ad s have b e e n co b b le d , the re are so many co b b le sto ne s le ft o ve r that thing s that d o n t ne e d co b b ling such as d o g s co uld still b e co b b le d . A co b b le r re p airs sho e s, so if yo u have e no ug h le athe r to co b b le an animal with fo ur fe e t o r that d o e sn't ne e d sho e s, yo u have a surp lus. Etche d in sto ne So me thing , e sp e cially rule s and custo ms, that canno t b e chang e d at all is said to b e e tche d in sto ne . Eve n a b lind sq uirre l find s a nut o nce in a while This e xp re ssio n me ans that e ve n if p e o p le are ine ffe ctive o r misg uid e d , so me time s the y can still b e co rre ct just b y b e ing lucky. Eve n a b ro ke n clo ck is rig ht twice a d ay This is use d whe n p e o p le g e t lucky and are und e se rve d ly succe ssful. ('Eve n a sto p p e d clo ck is rig ht twice a d ay' is also use d .) Eve n ke e l If so me thing is o n an e ve n ke e l, it is b alance d . Eve n Ste ve ns If e ve rything is e q ual b e twe e n p e o p le , the y are e ve n Ste ve ns. Eve n the d o g s in the stre e t kno w (Irish) This id io m is use d fre q ue ntly in Ire land , and me ans so me thing is so o b vio us that e ve n the d o g s in the stre e t kno w it. Eve ry ass like s to he ar himse lf b ray This me ans that p e o p le like the so und o f the ir o wn vo ice . Eve ry clo ud has a silve r lining Pe o p le so me time s say that e ve ry clo ud has a silve r lining to co mfo rt so me b o d y who 's having p ro b le ms. The y me an that it is always p o ssib le to g e t so me thing p o sitive o ut o f a situatio n, no matte r ho w unp le asant, d ifficult o r e ve n p ainful it mig ht se e m. Eve ry d o g has its d ay This id io m me ans that e ve ryo ne g e ts the ir mo me nt to shine . Eve ry man and his d o g A lo t o f p e o p le - as in se nd ing o ut invitatio ns to a larg e numb e r o f p e o p le Eve ry man fo r himse lf If it's e ve ry man fo r himse lf, the n p e o p le are trying to save the mse lve s fro m a d ifficult situatio n witho ut trying to he lp anyo ne e lse . Eve ry man has his p rice Anyo ne 's o p inio n o r sup p o rt can b e b o ug ht, e ve ryo ne 's p rincip le s have a limit. Eve ry man jack If e ve ry man jack was invo lve d in so me thing , it is an e mp hatic way o f saying that ab so lute ly e ve ryb o d y was invo lve d . Eve ry no o k and cranny If yo u se arch e ve ry no o k and cranny, yo u lo o k e ve rywhe re fo r so me thing . Sugge st an Idiom Search Ple ase No te Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can o p t to filte r-o ut e xp licit co nte nt o n yo ur p re fe re nce s p ag e . Ge ne rate d in 0.013 se co nd s