All Idioms

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take turns

Meaning: to alternate doing something

Example: I understand that everybody wants to try driving, but you will have to take turns. Read more ➺


high roller

Meaning: a wealthy person or company who spends their money in a risky way, often by making risky investments that can offer large rewards

Example: I would never invest money in their company. They are high rollers and I cannot afford that kind of risk. Read more ➺


cut the crap

Meaning: a very crude way of telling someone to stop doing something that you do not like

Example: Please cut the crap and tell us what really happened at his birthday party. Read more ➺


wind up

Meaning: to be annoyed by someone

Example: My sister really knows how to wind me up. Read more ➺


up to the mark

Meaning: to be good enough

Example: Your exam results this term were not up to the mark. Read more ➺


hang up

Meaning: to disconnect a phone call. It is often used when someone does not want to continue a conversation

Example: If you do not stop complaining then I will hang up on you. Read more ➺


in a row

Meaning: to happen a couple of consecutive times without break

Example: He has been sick for three days in a row. Read more ➺


and so on

Meaning: and related stuff

Example: I enjoy outdoor sports like swimming, surfing, hiking and so on. Read more ➺


black hole

Meaning: a place in which things are lost never to be seen again

Example: My handbag is a black hole. You can try and find the keys in there but I can’t promise anything. Read more ➺


see the light

Meaning: realise or understand something

Example: After my terrible grade in mathematics I saw the light and started working harder. Read more ➺


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