All Idioms
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Meaning: something very small amidst something very big
Example: You must be kidding when you say that you would like to find evidence in this case, it is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Read more ➺
Meaning: hurt, either bodily, emotionally or psychologically
Example: The man beat his own mother black and blue! How could someone do such a horrible act? The mother is still praying for the best for him though. Read more ➺
Meaning: to experience a change in circumstances
Example: The movie had a strange twist of fate and the protagonist was suddenly leading the army from being a mere foot soldier. I did not understand much of the plot, honestly. Read more ➺
Meaning: thinking about of something
Example: The waiter was so lost in thought that he did not see us coming in or occupying the table at all. Read more ➺
Meaning: be ignored or unobserved
Example: The management was so focused on planning for the next year's budget that they let this issue fall between the cracks. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be in a semi unconscious state so as to not have any memory of a particular moment
Example: The child's mother blacked out on seeing him at the hospital. Subsequently she had to be hospitalised too. Read more ➺
Meaning: To amaze or astonish someone completely; to cause intense wonder or excitement.
Example: The breathtaking view from the top of the mountain blew my mind; I had never seen anything so beautiful. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be determined to work very hard
Example: The company needs you to pull your socks up now that the market condition is so bad. Read more ➺
Meaning: no longer alive or existing
Example: When my dad finds out that I have lost the mobile phone, I am as dead as a dodo! Read more ➺
Meaning: to try very hard to achieve
Example: This is perhaps the only politician that I have come across who strives to do what he promised. Read more ➺
