All Idioms
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Meaning: try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it
Example: My father has helped me deal with things instead of sweeping them under the rug. Read more ➺
Meaning: to play with or tease someone
Example: The cops do not like playing cat and mouse games with the culprits before catching them. Read more ➺
Meaning: someone who talks too much
Example: Your big mouth always gets you in trouble at school, Steven! Read more ➺
Meaning: by any possible means
Example: The farmer will not sell us the land. By hook or by crook, he is hanging on to it. Read more ➺
Meaning: good gardening results
Example: My mother has green fingers. She can grow just about anything in the garden. Read more ➺
Meaning: experience sudden anger
Example: Jake's parents are going to hit the roof when they see the damage he's done to their car. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do an activity alone
Example: They asked him to go to the movies, but he decided to lone it. Read more ➺
Meaning: the sudden end of a very happy or successful period
Example: She looked so happy about getting married that her sister just couldn't burst the bubble. Read more ➺
Meaning: a narrow escape from disaster
Example: It was quite a close call, but my father managed to avoid hitting the animal that ran across the highway. Read more ➺
Meaning: do or say something that causes trouble and make a lot of people angry or worried
Example: The foreigner put the cat among the pigeons when he made some sensitive comments about the people's religion. Read more ➺
