All Idioms
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Meaning: to repeat something
Example: The narrator repeated her name time after time in the story but I could not understand her connection with the plot until the very end of the story. Read more ➺
Meaning: to gamble or take a chance on something or someone
Example: The bartender decided to roll the dice and use rum for the cocktail since they were out of gin. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be an easy target
Example: The fact that she had no backup plan in case she got caught made her a sitting duck. Read more ➺
throw the baby out with the bathwater
Meaning: to remove something good in the bid of getting rid of something bad
Example: Janet quitting her job because her ex started working there is a classic example of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do something considered quite dangerous or risky
Example: Sebastian using all his savings to buy blue chip stocks is definitely skating on thin ice. Read more ➺
Meaning: Play a secondary or minor role with regards to someone else.
Example: I'm tired of always having to play second fiddle to my older brother. Read more ➺
Meaning: to try and improve a bad relationship with another party
Example: After the nasty fight with her sister, Alice decided to mend fences by buying her sister some presents. Read more ➺
Meaning: usually used sarcastically to someone who is constantly complaining
Example: "My baby wouldn't sleep last night, I am so tired." "Cry me a river, Joan. I haven’t had a good night's sleep in years." Read more ➺
Meaning: to take back what was said
Example: I can't believe that he didn't trust that we could win. He will have to eat his words. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that will not be proven until a later date
Example: I don't think that he studied for his test, even though he says he did. Only time will tell. Read more ➺
