Common Idioms

a piece of cake

ງ່າຍ

That test was a piece of cake!

a blessing in disguise

ສິ່ງ​ທີ່​ດີ​ທີ່​ເບິ່ງ​ຄື​ວ່າ​ບໍ່​ດີ​ໃນ​ຕອນ​ຕົ້ນ

She lost her job, but it was a blessing in disguise. She found a better job.

all in the same boat

ທຸກ​ຄົນ​ຕົກ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ສະ​ພາບ​ການ​ດຽວ​ກັນ

Nobody can leave this room. We’re all in the same boat.

barking up the wrong tree

ການ​ພະ​ຍາ​ຍາມ​ບັນ​ລຸ​ບາງ​ສິ່ງ​ແຕ່​ເຮັດ​ສິ່ງ​ນັ້ນ​ໃນ​ວິ​ທີ​ທີ່​ຜິດ

If you think I’m going to loan you more money, you’re barking up the wrong tree.

better late than never

ເກີດ​ຂຶ້ນ​ຊ້າ​ກໍ​ດີ​ກວ່າ​ບໍ່​ເກີດ​ຂຶ້ນ​ເລີຍ

A: He didn’t repay the money until last week.

B: That’s okay. Better late than never.

birds of a feather flock together

ຜູ້​ຄົນ​ທີ່​ມີ​ຄຸນ​ລັກ​ສະ​ນະ, ທັດ​ສະ​ນະ​ຄະ​ຕິ, ຄວາມ​ສົນ​ໃຈ, ຫລື ລົດ​ນິ​ຍົມ​ທີ່​ຄ້າຍ​ຄື​ກັນ​ມັກ​ຈະ​ລວມ​ກຸ່ມ​ກັນ

I was right that Paul and Ben would get along. Birds of a feather flock together.

no use crying over spilled milk

ມັນ​ຈະ​ບໍ່​ຊ່ວຍ​ຫຍັງ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ກັງ​ວົນ ຫລື ກັບ​ໄປ​ຄິດ​ເຖິງ​ເລື່ອງ​ທີ່​ໄດ້​ຜິດ​ພາດ​ໄປ​ແລ້ວ​ທີ່​ປ່ຽນ​ແປງ​ບໍ່​ໄດ້

We can’t get the money back, so let’s make a new plan. It’s no use crying over spilled milk.

don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched

ທ່ານ​ບໍ່​ແນ່​ໃຈ​ວ່າ​ບາງ​ສິ່ງ​ຈະ​ເກີດ​ຂຶ້ນ, ສະ​ນັ້ນ​ທ່ານ​ບໍ່​ຄວນ​ວາງ​ແຜນ​ວ່າ​ມັນ​ຈະ​ເກີດ​ຂຶ້ນ

A: I will probably get a raise soon, so I bought a new bed!

B: Well, don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. You might not get the raise.

get all your ducks in a row

ຈັດ​ລະ​ບຽບ​ທຸກ​ສິ່ງ ແລະ ພ້ອມ​ສຳ​ລັບ​ຂັ້ນ​ຕອນ​ຕໍ່​ໄປ

We have to get all our ducks in a row before the family comes for a visit. Let’s start cleaning and cooking right now.

give me a hand

ຊ່ວຍ​ຂ້ອຍ​ແດ່

I can’t lift this sofa on my own. Can you give me a hand?

hang in there

ຢ່າ​ຍອມ​ແພ້

I know learning English is very difficult. Hang in there.

it takes two to tango

ຄົນ​ທັງ​ສອງ​ມີ​ສ່ວນ​ກ່ຽວ​ຂ້ອງ​ໃນ​ການ​ກະ​ທຳ ຫລື ຄວາມ​ຜິດ​ພາດ​ຕ້ອງ​ຮັບ​ຜິດ​ຊອບ

It is partially my fault that we were fighting. It takes two to tango.

keep an eye on

ເບິ່ງ​ຢ່າງ​ລະ​ມັດ​ລະ​ວັງ

My son has been misbehaving a lot lately, so please keep an eye on him to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

let the cat out of the bag

ເປີດ​ເຜີຍ​ຄວາມ​ລັບ​ຢ່າງ​ບໍ່​ລະ​ມັດ​ລະ​ວັງ ຫລື ໂດຍ​ເຈດ​ຕະ​ນາ

I heard that someone let the cat out of the bag, so I might as well tell you myself—I’m pregnant!

out of the frying pan and into the fire

ອອກ​ຈາກ​ສະ​ພາບ​ການ​ທີ່​ຮ້າຍ​ແຮງ​ສູ່​ສະ​ພາບ​ການ​ທີ່​ຮ້າຍ​ແຮງ​ກວ່າ

He didn’t like his previous job, so he quit, but now he can’t find a new job. He’s out of the frying pan and into the fire.

go out on a limb

ລອງ​ເຮັດ​ບາງ​ສິ່ງ​ທີ່​ສ່ຽງ ທີ່​ອາດ​ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້​ທ່ານ​ຕົກ​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ຕຳ​ແໜ່ງ​ທີ່​ອ່ອນ​ແອ​ກວ່າ

I’m going to go out on a limb here and invest some money in this project, even though I don’t know if the project will be successful.

preaching to the choir

ການ​ພະ​ຍາ​ຍາມ​ຊັກ​ຊວນ​ບາງ​ຄົນ​ທີ່​ເຫັນ​ດ້ວຍ​ກັບ​ທ່ານ​ຢູ່​ແລ້ວ

They are already going to vote for him. He’s just preaching to the choir.

rub salt in the wound

ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້​ສະ​ພາບ​ການ​ຮ້າຍ​ແຮງ​ລົງ​ໂດຍ​ການ​ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້​ບຸກ​ຄົນ​ຮູ້​ສຶກ​ຜິດ ຫລື ເຕືອນ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ເຖິງ​ຄວາມ​ຜິດ​ພາດ​ຂອງ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ

I know I shouldn’t have done it. You don’t have to remind me and rub salt in the wound.

so far, so good

ຈົນ​ເຖິງ​ຕອນ​ນີ້, ທຸກ​ສິ່ງ​ກໍ​ດີ

This first month, they haven’t had any problems building the house. So far, so good.

the straw that broke the camel’s back

ບັນ​ຫາ​ເລັກ​ນ້ອຍ​ທີ່​ມີ​ຜົນ​ສະ​ທ້ອນ​ອັນ​ຮ້າຍ​ແຮງ ເພາະ​ມັນ​ເປັນ​ບັນ​ຫາ​ສ່ວນ​ສຸດ​ທ້າຍ​ທີ່​ຕິດ​ຕໍ່​ກັນ

We had a terrible week. Everything was going wrong. So when we missed the bus, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

you’re pulling my leg

ການ​ພະ​ຍາ​ຍາມ​ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້​ບາງ​ຄົນ​ເຊື່ອ​ສິ່ງ​ທີ່​ຜິດ​ໃນ​ວິ​ທີ​ແບບ​ຢອກ​ຫລິ້ນ; ຫລອກ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ

No, that celebrity isn’t calling me. You’re pulling my leg.