All Idioms
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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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
Meaning: to get married
Example: Have you heard? Marge and Sam are getting hitched this weekend. Read more ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
