Important Idioms
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Meaning: make someone act or think in a wrong or foolish manner.
Example: The interrogators in the case were led astray by false information from one of the witnesses. Read more ➺
Meaning: to order someone to do something in a specific way without providing an alternative.
Example: In my house, it is my way or the highway. He was told by his father after coming back home drunk. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that happens when the people involved do not want it to occur.
Example: Each side was drawn willy-nilly into the battle. Read more ➺
Meaning: to get serious and stop acting absurd anymore.
Example: You haven't been staying on top of your homework. You better straighten up and fly right or you will get a bad grade. Read more ➺
Meaning: everyone without exceptions.
Example: I'd bet every man Jack of them are spies. Read more ➺
Meaning: to go straight for something.
Example: The linebacker made a beeline for the quarterback when he saw an opening. Read more ➺
Meaning: encounter or meet someone by chance.
Example: I believe we will cross paths soon. Read more ➺
Meaning: a catchphrase used to introduce a joke, observation, question, or riddle.
Example: Despite acting so confidently, riddle me this: how will we get all that money within a day? Read more ➺
Meaning: as a result of something
Example: He triumphs by dint of his persistence. Read more ➺
Meaning: avoid (a person, place, or circumstance)
Example: When walking through the yard, make sure you leave a wide berth for the dog, or he may bite you. Read more ➺
