Short story with idioms is the first way to build up a good knowledge of idioms along with their usage. I recently came across this story which is about a young prince and a servant.

The Prince and the servant appeared to be like two peas in a pod despite the fact that the servant was born with a chicken feed and the Prince was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The King was a fat cat and it always came to him as a bolt from the blue when he was asked to gift the servant with some new clothes. One day, the Prince told the King that he wanted to go out and hit the road with the servant. On hearing this, the King came down in the mouth. Though all the arrangements were made at the eleventh hour, yet everything could be made ready. However, after moving for a short distance, the Prince started to feel like a fish out of water. So, he took a turn and went back to the castle. The King jumped down his throat and hugged the Prince as he had the apple of his eye back.

Can anyone else share some story maybe with some other idioms so that I may also learn more?