All Idioms

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blazing row

Meaning: Heated argument or loud, intense quarrel, usually between people who are close.

Example: They had a blazing row over money right in the middle of the street. Read more ➺


go through a rough patch

Meaning: to experience a lot of problems in a period of life

Example: They have usually been very supportive of each other, but right now, their marriage is going through a bit of a rough patch. Read more ➺


tie the knot

Meaning: to get married

Example: They have been dating each other for quite some time now and are planning to tie the knot a few months from now. Read more ➺


get hitched

Meaning: to get married

Example: Have you heard? Marge and Sam are getting hitched this weekend. Read more ➺


cupboard love

Meaning: affection given in order to gain a reward

Example: I had suspected all along that Jane's affair with that man was just cupboard love. What she really liked about him was his big mansion and luxurious car. Read more ➺


whet one’s appetite

Meaning: A stimulation that causes you to want additional of something, mostly food.

Example: You have whetted my appetite to go for another theatre performance after making me watch this one. Read more ➺


veg out

Meaning: Spend time idly or lazily with no specific purpose or activity.

Example: After a long week, I just want to veg out on the couch and binge-watch my favorite series. Read more ➺


fancy free

Meaning: something or someone who has no commitments or ties

Example: Until the time his father was around to take care of him he was footloose and fancy free. Now things are very different. Read more ➺


love of life

Meaning: the person who is loved most by someone in all their life

Example: After having spent most of his life being single, he finally found the love of his life at the ripe old age of fifty. Read more ➺


puppy love

Meaning: a mild infatuation, or a crush

Example: Most teenagers are quick to fall in love and expect it to last a lifetime, but of course it is puppy love and they soon fall out of it. Read more ➺


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