All Idioms
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Meaning: to be doing something that will definitely have a negative outcome
Example: The trip was up a blind alley it seems because the travel agent could not even jot down a proper itinerary. I wonder why they booked a holiday with such a shady company anyway. Read more ➺
Meaning: Divert attention from something important by focusing on something less significant but more sensational.
Example: The government created a scandal just to wag the dog before elections. Read more ➺
Meaning: Bad luck has a habit of arriving in a bunch instead of one piece at a time.
Example: Sarah's car stalled on the way to work, her laptop crashed that afternoon, and the landlord called about a rent hike before dinner. She just shook her head and said, when it rains it pours. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be carrying a wild look
Example: Their residence is totally wild and woolly but all in all I found them to be warm people. Read more ➺
Meaning: to treat somebody (usually a woman) to wine and dinner;
Example: The wine and dine at this hotel is among the best that you will ever find. Read more ➺
Meaning: everybody leaves their wealth behind after death
Example: The whole world knows that you can't take it with you but they still have so much affiliation to their worldly possessions. Read more ➺
Meaning: denial to allow rebellious activities, usually by rigid and strict application of the rules;
Example: There is zero tolerance towards any gender bias in this company. Read more ➺
Meaning: someone who achieves the success with his own hark work
Example: The governor is a self-made man and has had properties around the city even before he joined politics. Read more ➺
Meaning: be completely conscious of the real status of situation
Example: I am under no illusion that living in Canada is going to be very easy. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do business quickly.
Example: The vegetable vendor was doing a roaring trade in the market today. Read more ➺
