Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - "E" Idioms. What is the meaning of idioms? Words that come together and change the whole meaning of the statement like "it rains cats and dogs", did you ever seen cats and dogs falling off from the sky?! Of course not, but it simply mean "it is raining too hard". | E each and every - every I want each and every student to bring his or her textbook tomorrow. eager beaver - a person who is always eager to work hard or do extra work My colleague is an eager beaver and is always ready to work hard when we need him. eagle eye - an eye with sharp visual powers The woman watched her young child with an eagle eye. an ear to the ground - attention that is paid to the way things are going or the way people feel and think The president has an ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company. earful - a scolding much talking in the form of complaints The man gave his daughter an earful when she came home late. early bird - a person who gets up early or arrives early for something My sister is an early bird and gets up very early every morning. 157 Mr_doody2004@ early bird catches the worm - a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success Our supervisor always goes to work before his colleagues because he knows that the early bird catches the worm. early on - at an early stage We had a meeting early on to try and solve the problem. earn one s keep - to earn one s pay or a place to live by doing some work I work hard in my uncle s garden in order to earn my keep when I stay with him. ease off up on someone or something - to put less pressure on someone or something to relax The president was asked to ease off on his efforts to cut staff in the company. easier said than done - to be easier to talk about than to do I would like to change jobs but it is easier said than done. easy come easy go - something that you get easily can be lost easily My cousin does not care if he loses his job or not. For him everything is easy come easy go. 158 Mr_doody2004@ easy does it - doing something slowly or without sudden movements Easy does it I said as we moved the large piano. easy-going - to be tolerant and relaxed Our boss has a very easy-going management style. easy to come by - to be .
