All Idioms
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Meaning: done according to the rules
Example: The supporters for the other team were angry but we won the game fair and square. Read more ➺
Meaning: better than others
Example: His ideas are so innovative, he is way ahead of the curve. He might end up running the company at this rate. Read more ➺
does exactly what it says on the tin
Meaning: someone or something is exactly as they seem
Example: This medicine does exactly what it says on the tin, because I feel so much better. Read more ➺
Meaning: a place you feel connected to emotionally
Example: No matter where I go, it's always so lovely to come back here. Home is where the heart is after all. Read more ➺
Meaning: keep objects that don't belong to you
Example: Money had started disappearing from the treasury coffers so, they realised that someone had sticky fingers. Read more ➺
Meaning: neat and tidy in the arrangement
Example: My mother is always cleaning. The house is in apple-pie order. Read more ➺
Meaning: very active or suddenly active
Example: Peter called to say he was getting an earlier train so, I been on a tear to get to the station in time. Read more ➺
Meaning: a slim or frugal amount
Example: When we were students, we didn't have much money and we got by on the smell of an oily rag most days. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that is pointless
Example: The chancellor has a plan to increase taxes, thinking that this would improve the economy. It would bring owls to Athens. Read more ➺
Meaning: by no means
Example: We went to see that new action film on Thursday night and it was anything but good, in fact, I fell asleep. Read more ➺
