All Idioms

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take it easy

Meaning: To relax, rest, or not overexert oneself.

Example: After working all week, she decided to take it easy on Sunday and watch movies at home. Read more ➺


word for word

Meaning: Exactly as written or spoken; each word is repeated without change.

Example: The lawyer quoted the contract word for word during the trial. Read more ➺


ways and means

Meaning: Methods and resources used to achieve a goal.

Example: She discovered the ways and means to launch her new bakery despite having little capital. Read more ➺


open book

Meaning: Someone easy to understand because they are open and honest.

Example: Everyone knows what Maria is thinking, she is an open book. Read more ➺


out of the way

Meaning: Unusual, strange, or odd in behavior or character.

Example: His reaction was a bit out of the way, as if he had never seen such a thing before. Read more ➺


part with it

Meaning: To give up something you value or own, often unwillingly.

Example: She loved her old car so much that she couldn’t part with it, even after buying a new one. Read more ➺


go the whole hog

Meaning: To do something completely without holding back.

Example: She decided to go the whole hog and renovated the entire house instead of just the kitchen. Read more ➺


of the first water

Meaning: Something of the highest quality or excellence.

Example: Her honesty is of the first water, admired by everyone around her. Read more ➺


do you mind

Meaning: A polite way of asking permission or making a request.

Example: do you mind if I open the window? It's getting stuffy in here. Read more ➺


reap the whirlwind

Meaning: To suffer serious consequences for reckless or foolish actions.

Example: After years of corruption, the minister began to reap the whirlwind when protests erupted across the country. Read more ➺


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