All Idioms
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Meaning: to enter into an agreement or shared effort, especially for expedient purposes and with a party (or parties) otherwise deemed to be enemies.
Example: We have set aside our disagreements and made common cause. Read more ➺
Meaning: any document or publication, which is bound in red and serves as an official collection of rules, regulations, laws, or legal principles.
Example: I will need to consult the red book to determine whether there is an exception to the rule. Read more ➺
Meaning: similar in meaning to "deep-rooted."
Example: His family has long been supported the monarchy; their royalist roots run deep. Read more ➺
Meaning: someone who makes one very happy.
Example: Because he was there with him through everything, he saw him as the light of his life. Read more ➺
Meaning: the term is used to describe people who look like their parents.
Example: Like his brother, he is a chip off the old block, very rude in behavior and stout in physique. Read more ➺
Meaning: an opportunity to participate in a sporting event without having to compete in qualifying matches or be ranked at a certain level.
Example: Nobody can guess what Mark is going to do next. He's always been a bit of a wild card. Read more ➺
Meaning: a payment system that allows you to pay right before a service you use rather than later.
Example: When it comes to mobile phone contracts, seven out of ten customers opt for pay-as-you-go plans. Read more ➺
Meaning: as a result of something
Example: He triumphs by dint of his persistence. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do a share of a task.
Example: When people can "do their bit", they are helping support a larger cause. Read more ➺
Meaning: a way to refer to something or someone reminding you of an earlier time.
Example: What a blast from the past! I haven't heard that song in years. Read more ➺
