All Idioms

blank check

Meaning: Complete authority or unrestricted freedom of action or a free hand.

Example: Roger was given a blank check by Mr. Musk. He could spend as much as he wanted to implement the latest driving technology. Read more ➺

not have a clue

Meaning: to not know something.

Example: You think you're smart, but you do not have a clue about how things work. Read more ➺

in one’s blood

Meaning: a natural or inherited characteristic.

Example: Singing is in Nina's blood. Read more ➺

not all it’s cracked up to be

Meaning: Not as good as people say it is.

Example: The highly ranked institutions in Boston aren't all they're cracked up to be. Read more ➺

in the pink

Meaning: in good health and spirits.

Example: As a famous president, he has the perfect reason to be in the pink. Read more ➺

on the line

Meaning: to be at serious risk.

Example: Put your toes on the line and form up! Read more ➺

a quick buck

Meaning: to make money quickly.

Example: He decided to make a quick buck by selling his CD collection. Read more ➺

easier said than done

Meaning: to explain that a task is easier to talk about than perform.

Example: It's easier said than done when it comes to convincing people that something is true. Read more ➺

have designs on

Meaning: to have a plan or secret desire to get something.

Example: I knew he had designs on my job the first time I saw him. Read more ➺

keep one’s own counsel

Meaning: say little or nothing about one's opinions or intentions.

Example: I doubted what he said, but I kept my own counsel. Read more ➺