All Idioms

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come a long way

Meaning: To achieve a much higher level of success than in the past. For example, an individual who began as a junior employee and is now a company executive has come a long way.


coffee badging

Meaning: The act of employees briefly visiting the office to register their presence, often by swiping their access badge, before departing to work remotely.

Example: Many employees practice coffee-badging to satisfy in-office attendance policies while working remotely. Read more ➺


hug it out

Meaning: To resolve a conflict or disagreement by embracing the other person, thereby reconciling and moving past the issue.

Example: After their heated argument, Jake and Tom decided to hug it out and move on. Read more ➺


all thumbs

Meaning: Signifies being awkward or uncoordinated, especially with one's hands, leading to frequent mishandling of objects.​

Example: Sarah tried to sew a button, but she was all thumbs and kept dropping the needle. Read more ➺


dead as a doornail

Meaning: Unquestionably lifeless; entirely devoid of life or function.​

Example: After the power outage, the old radio was dead as a doornail. Read more ➺


holy cow

Meaning: An exclamation expressing surprise, shock, or astonishment, often used to react to something unexpected.

Example: Holy cow! I can't believe we actually won the championship. Read more ➺


cut the Gordian knot

Meaning: Solve a complex or difficult problem quickly and decisively, often by taking bold or unconventional action.

Example: The manager decided to cut the Gordian knot by restructuring the entire team. Read more ➺


brain rot

Meaning: The decline in mental or intellectual abilities attributed to excessive consumption of trivial or unchallenging online content.

Example: After binge-watching reality shows all weekend, I felt like I had brain rot. Read more ➺


doomscrolling

Meaning: The act of persistently consuming negative news or information online, especially through social media or news websites, often resulting in heightened anxiety and distress.

Example: Late at night, she found herself doomscrolling through endless headlines about natural disasters. Read more ➺


ants in pants

Meaning: Be extremely restless.

Example: The young students just can’t sit still; they must have ants in their pants. Read more ➺


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