20 Wrong Idiomatic Expressions in English Language You Need to Know Their Correct Expressions

This post is a compilation of twenty (20) wrong idiomatic expressions in the English language most people don’t notice while using them, and you need to know the correct expressions.

Here are the wrong idioms in the English language you should take note of and know their correct expressions:

[01]

Incorrect: Beggars have no choice. 

Correct: Beggars can’t be choosers.

[02]

Incorrect: Cut your coat according to your size. 

Correct: Cut your coat according to your cloth.

[03]

Incorrect: Do you think we are birds of the same feather? 

Correct: Do you think we are birds of a feather?

[04]

Incorrect: Don’t bite more than you can chew. 

Correct: Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

[05]

Incorrect: Don’t put a cog in our wheel. 

Correct: Don’t put a spoke in our wheel.

[06]

Incorrect: Even if the worse comes to worst, we shall be there. 

Correct: Even if the worst comes to worst, we shall be there.

[07]

Incorrect: He passed all his papers at ago. 

Correct: He passed all his papers at one go.

[08]

Incorrect: He was jumping from frying pan to fire. 

Correct: He was jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.

[09]

Incorrect: He who pays the piper dictates the tune. 

Correct: He who pays the piper calls the tune.

[10]

Incorrect: Hell was let loose. 

Correct: All hell was let loose.

[11]

Incorrect: I cracked my brain to remember her name. 

Correct: I racked my brain to remember her name.

[12]

Incorrect: I will be in the church, everything being equal. 

Correct: I will be in the church, all other things being equal.

[13]

Incorrect: More grease to your elbow. 

Correct: More power to your elbow.

[14]

Incorrect: Successful men started from the scratch. 

Correct: Successful men started from scratch.

[15]

Incorrect: The devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know. 

Correct: Better the devil you know than the angel you don’t know.

[16]

Incorrect: The police were searching for him at every nook and corner. 

Correct: The police were searching for him at every nook and cranny.

[17]

Incorrect: Their marriage vows were for better for worse. 

Correct: Their marriage vows were for better or worse.

[18]

Incorrect: There is a skeleton in your cupboard. 

Correct: There is a skeleton in the cupboard.

[19]

Incorrect: Try to control the situation; don’t add petrol to the fire. 

Correct: Try to control the situation; don’t add fuel to the flames.

[20]

Incorrect: What is good for the goose is good for the gander? 

Correct: What is same for the goose is same for the gander?

Kindly take note that there are many wrong idiomatic expressions in the English language you should take note of and try to know their correct expressions in order to avoid grammatical errors while speaking or writing.

You need to get more familiar with other correct idioms.

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