All Idioms
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Meaning: Content made to deliberately provoke anger so people react, comment, or click.
Example: When the blogger wrote a headline blaming an entire group for one incident, it was clear rage bait meant to spark angry comments. Read more ➺
Meaning: A warm sense of sympathy or compassion for someone because you understand their situation.
Example: When she saw her coworker struggling with the same problem she once faced, she felt fellow feeling and offered help. Read more ➺
Meaning: To remind yourself to appreciate the good things in your life, especially when you feel upset or stressed.
Example: When he felt frustrated about work, his mother reminded him to count your blessings and focus on his family and health. Read more ➺
Meaning: To use something to your advantage, especially in a way that feels unfair or manipulative.
Example: He tried to trade on people's emotions to get their support. Read more ➺
Meaning: A good final result makes the earlier problems unimportant.
Example: After days of stressful revisions, the book launch was a success—all's well that ends well. Read more ➺
Meaning: A cheap, low-quality, or worthless person or thing.
Example: The two-bit crooks thought they could fool everyone, but the police caught them within minutes. Read more ➺
Meaning: To reveal your true position, intentions, or opinions after hiding them.
Example: The adviser decided to break cover and admit he had been guiding the project from the start. Read more ➺
Meaning: Something small-time or insignificant.
Example: The investors dismissed the proposal as a rinky-dink idea that wasn't worth funding. Read more ➺
Meaning: To shake hands and welcome people in a friendly, public, or political manner.
Example: When the senator arrived, he began to glad-hand supporters, hoping to win their votes. Read more ➺
Meaning: To abandon someone who needs help, leaving them in a difficult or helpless situation.
Example: When the project got complicated, he leave in the lurch his teammates by disappearing for two days. Read more ➺
