Confusion Idioms

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at cross purposes

Meaning: With aims or goals that conflict or interfere with one another.

Example: It will be difficult for us to be successful if we continue working at cross-purposes. Read more ➺


all hell will let loose

Meaning: a situation suddenly becomes noisy and violent, usually with a lot of people arguing or fighting

Example: All hell will let loose when the caged animals break out of their cages. Read more ➺


rabbit hole

Meaning: mentally go somewhere surreal or strange

Example: Peter is having another one of his parties on Friday. Time to go down the rabbit hole again. Read more ➺


topsy-turvy

Meaning: with the top at the bottom

Example: Everything has been topsy-turvy since we moved in. I can't find anything until I unpack properly. Read more ➺


screw up

Meaning: slang depicting that a mistake was made.

Example: I really screwed up this time. My wife will never forgive me for forgetting her birthday. Read more ➺


in a fog

Meaning: Experiencing mental confusion or lack of clarity, often due to fatigue, illness, or emotional distress.

Example: After staying up all night studying, she walked into the exam room in a fog. Read more ➺


lose one’s head

Meaning: To lose self-control; panic or act irrationally.

Example: During the fire drill, some students lost their heads and rushed toward the wrong exit. (panic / irrational) Read more ➺


sit on the fence

Meaning: delay or avoid making a decision or choice

Example: Has he decided which offer he is going to accept or is he still sitting on the fence? Read more ➺


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