This article provides 10 common English idioms with proper examples to help boost your vocabulary bank. The author, an English gastarbeiter, warns about the inaccuracies in many sources when it comes to the usage of idioms. The idioms covered include 'the ball's in your court', 'a blessing in disguise', 'caught between a rock and a hard place', 'don't give up your day job', 'it takes two to tango', and 'the final straw'.