All Idioms
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Meaning: to do what is recommended by someone else
Example: I'm not good at belly dance, so I'll take my cue from you. Read more ➺
Meaning: to the extent of something.
Example: As far as you are concerned, this chapter is over here. You are not to contact her again for anything. Read more ➺
Meaning: To lose one's temper and get angry for seemingly no reason (does not usually refer to situations that would warrant an emotional response).
Example: I was so happy to find a parking spot and get out of the store when Jim came flying off the handle and yelled at me in front of everyone in line. Read more ➺
Meaning: end a romantic relationship with someone.
Example: After having been married for eight years, their decision to break up came as a huge surprise to their friends. Read more ➺
Meaning: to treat somebody with coldness and contempt
Example: I fought with my wife, and she is now giving me the cold shoulder. Read more ➺
Meaning: In trouble or state of shame.
Example: After forgetting his wife's birthday for the second year in a row, Marshall knew he was in hot water the moment he walked through the door. Read more ➺
Meaning: give or receive assistance to achieve a goal
Example: Completing the summer study program gives pupils a leg up in the following academic year. Read more ➺
Meaning: be dismissed from the job
Example: If you can't do your job properly, you're going to get the sack. Read more ➺
Meaning: a secret of an embarrassing, guilty or shameful nature that you don't want to disclose
Example: I have come to know that Eric has a skeleton in his cupboard. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that is a basic or essential element of the whole
Example: Darkness is part and parcel of the night. Read more ➺
